ARCH – The Alliance to Restore Cultural Heritage in Jerusalem
Overview of Mughrabi Quarter, the Noble Sanctuary, and te Mount of Olives. Credit: New York TIme, 1917.
Mughrabi Quarter Destruction Plan, June 10, 1967. Credit: Israel State Archives GL – 3847/4
The Mughrabi Quarter of Jerusalem was wiped off the face of the map by the State of Israel in 1967, but it remains intact – albeit in miniature – as part of the Illés Relief of Jerusalem (1873), an extraordinary topographic simulacrum of the Old City. The Illés Relief will soon be made available online to a global audience – in the form of an interactive digital replica – for unhindered investigation and exploration. This recording has great intrinsic value as it serves to digitally preserve a rare historical artefact of outstanding universal cultural value and now enables us to investigate Illés’ sources, materials used, and the degree of exactitude that was praised at the time of its completion. A digital archive of the Mughrabi Quarter can be explored here: https://www.mughrabiquarter.info/
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