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Elizabeth Courtyard (Russian Compound), Jerusalem
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Elizabeth Courtyard (Russian Compound), Jerusalem

Елизаветинское подворье в Иерусалиме
IsraelИерусалим1860–1864Public buildings
A single-storey men's pilgrim hostel in the Russian Compound in central Jerusalem, built by the Palestine Committee in 1860–1864. In 1889 it passed to the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society and received pilgrims until 1914. In 1964 it was sold by the Soviet government to the State of Israel under an intergovernmental agreement; the building houses police units.
Одноэтажное здание мужского паломнического приюта в комплексе Русских построек в центре Иерусалима, возведённое Палестинским комитетом в 1860–1864 годах. В 1889 году передано Императорскому православному палестинскому обществу и принимало паломников до 1914 года. В 1964 году по межправительственному соглашению продано правительством СССР Государству Израиль; в здании размещаются подразделения полиции.

Property abroad

EraRussian Empire
FunctionPilgrim compound
Present ownerState of Israel
Acquisitionbuilt, 1860
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2017-06
Sold to Israel in 1964; in June 2017 the chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society said Russia intended to buy the building back.

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