CITY IN A CITY

CITY IN A CITY

The lawmakers of Israel had no place of their own to meet. So they built
most of their government buildings in an area that became something like
a city in a city. It is called Quiriat Ben- Gurion., which means
\”Ben-Gurion Quarter.’ It is named after the first prime minister of the
state of Israel.

Besides government buildings, the area has several museums. The Israel
Museum is where the Dead Sea Scrolls are kept. If you want to see the
Dead Sea Scrolls, you have to go to a spe­cial building that is mostly
underground. The building is called the Shrine of the Book. The Book is
the Bible. The scrolls are the oldest writings of the Bible ever found.
They were discov­ered more than 40 years ago in caves near the Dead Sea.

The white dome of the Shrine of the Book rises above the underground
building.