In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “place one can find the most exceptional archaeological find in the holy land”. Today it says “wing of the israel museum in the givat ram neighborhood of jerusalem that houses the dead sea scrolls and the a”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “place one can find the most exceptional archaeological find in the holy land”. Today it says “wing of the israel museum in the givat ram neighborhood of jerusalem that houses the dead sea scrolls and the a”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Shrine of the Book , a wing of the Israel Museum near Givat Ram in Western Jerusalem , is the place one can find the most exceptional archaeological find in the Holy Land : the Dead Sea Scrolls .1The museum also holds other rare ancient manuscripts . As the fragility of the scrolls makes it impossible to display them all on a continuous basis, a system of scroll rotation is used. After a scroll has been exhibited for 3-6 months, it is removed from its showcase and placed temporarily in a special storeroom, where it "rests" from exposure.2The shrine also displays The Aleppo Codex .3The shrine is built as a white dome covering a structure which is two-thirds below the ground, and is reflected in a pool of water that surrounds it. Across from the white dome is a black basalt wall. The dome, due to its unique architecture, has been used as scenery for several science fiction movies .4
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Exterior view of the Shrine of the Book Entrance to the Shrine of the Book The Shrine of the Book is built to symbolize the scroll of the War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness - The shrine is built as a white dome symbolizing the Sons of Light, and a black basalt wall - symbolizing the Sons of Darkness.The Shrine of the Book ( Heikhal HaSefer), is a wing of the Israel Museum near Givat Ram in Jerusalem .It houses the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered 1947–56 in 11 caves in and around Wadi Qumran .Initially, the intention was to build the shrine on the Givat Ram campus of Hebrew University, adjoining the National Library.An elaborate planning process of seven years led to the building's eventual construction in 1965, funded by the family of David Samuel Gottesman , the Hungarian émigré and philanthropist who had purchased the scrolls as a gift to the State of Israel .One of the architects, Armand Phillip Bartos , was chosen based on his marriage to Gottesman's daughter Celeste Ruth Gottesman.The architectural team also included Gezer Heller, who went on to build other important structures in the new State of Israel.Initially, Israeli architects strongly objected to non-Israeli architects having been chosen and to Kiesler's having never completed his architectural studies in Vienna and Berlin even though Kiesler was licensed as an architect in New York.All of the American-Jewish architects had been chosen by Gottesman as early as 1955.The shrine is built as a white dome , covering a structure placed two-thirds below the ground, and is reflected in a pool of water surrounding it. Across from the white dome is a black basalt wall. The colors and shapes of the building are based on the imagery of the Scroll of the War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness ; the white dome symbolizes the Sons of Light and the black wall symbolizes the Sons of Darkness.As the fragility of the scrolls makes it impossible to display all on a continuous basis, a system of rotation is used. After a scroll has been exhibited for 3–6 months, it is removed from its showcase and placed temporarily in a special storeroom, where it "rests" from exposure. The museum also holds other rare ancient manuscripts and displays The Aleppo Codex .Its dome, due to the quirky architecture, has been used as scenery for several science fiction movies .
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Exterior view of the Shrine of the Book Entrance to the Shrine of the Book The Shrine of the Book is built to symbolize the scroll of the War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness - The shrine is built as a white dome symbolizing the Sons of Light, and a black basalt wall - symbolizing the Sons of Darkness. The Shrine of the Book ( , Heikhal HaSefer ), a wing of the Israel Museum in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem , Israel , houses the Dead Sea Scrolls , discovered in 1947–56 in 11 caves in and around the Wadi Qumran .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Shrine of the Book is built to symbolize the scroll of the War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness – The shrine is built as a white dome symbolizing the Sons of Light, and a black basalt wall – symbolizing the Sons of Darkness. Monument in Jerusalem, Israel The Shrine of the Book ( , Heikhal HaSefer ) is a wing of the Israel Museum in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls .
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Building of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem Monument in Jerusalem The Shrine of the Book ( , Heikhal HaSefer ) is a wing of the Israel Museum in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Aleppo Codex , among others.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Building of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem Monument in Jerusalem The Shrine of the Book ( Hebrew : היכל הספר , Heikhal HaSefer ) is a wing of the Israel Museum in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Aleppo Codex , among others.
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place one can find the most exceptional archaeological find in the holy land
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wing of the israel museum in the givat ram neighborhood of jerusalem that houses the dead sea scrolls and the a
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