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The Seven Arches Hotel (formerly the Intercontinental Hotel) is a hotel owned by the Jordanian government who built it in 1964 during their Occupation of East Jerusalem by Jordan. Located in the Arab neighborhood of A-Tur on the Mount of Olives, the hotel was built overlooking the Jewish cemetery that covers the slopes of the mountain.
History
During the period of Jordanian control over East Jerusalem and the Temple Mount in 1948-1967, King Hussein of Jordan authorized the construction of the hotel and an access road that ran across the world's oldest and largest Jewish cemetery, destroying hundreds of gravestones. This was a violation of Article VII of the Israel-Jordan General Armistice Agreement (GAA) of 1949.
The hotel, consisting of a main building with seven arched windows and two wings connected by colonnades, was planned by an American architect, William Tabler. It was operated by the InterContinental hotel chain and was considered the most luxurious hotel in Jerusalem.
The PLO held its first Palestine National Council conference at the hotel in May 1964.
Today
The Seven Arches is a 3-star hotel with 169 rooms notable for its spectacular view of Jerusalem.Despite reports in 2010 that plans had been submitted for expansion of the hotel, the general manager of the Seven Arches, Awni Inshewat denied this. He said there had been some confusion over an application for a building permit for a large Christian prayer tent located at the site: "The tent has been there for about five years, but the municipality said it needs a building permit, so we applied for that."
References
- Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg
- Jerusalem -Comparing the Israeli and Jordanian Record
- Israel promoting plan to build on territory of Jordanian hotel in E. Jerusalem, Haaretz
- Israel promoting plan to build on territory of Jordanian hotel in E. Jerusalem, Haaretz
- Hotel 7 Arches Jerusalem, Jerusalem Hotels : Reviews of Hotel 7 Arches Jerusalem - Yahoo! Travel
- Israel to expand landmark E.Jerusalem hotel: Report
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