St Andrew's Church, Jerusalem

Name: St Andrew's Church
Address: David Remez St 1, Jerusalem, Israel

#246 among attractions in Jerusalem

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St Andrew's Church, also known as the Scots Memorial Church, is a church in Jerusalem built as a memorial to the Scottish soldiers who were killed fighting the Turkish Army during the Sinai and Palestine campaign of World War I, bringing to an end Ottoman rule over Palestine. It is a congregation presbyterian of the Church of Scotland. ()

Local name: כנסיית אנדרו הקדוש Architectural style: Byzantine revivalCoordinates: 31°46'8"N, 35°13'32"E

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David Remez St 1עמק רפאים (mq rpym)Jerusalem Israel

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St Andrew's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Zion Cemetery, Cenacle, Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu, Jerusalem Cinematheque.

~1370 ftNE
Cemetery
Mount Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem
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~1580 ftNE
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Historical place
Cenacle, Jerusalem
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0.4 miE
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Architecture
Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu, Jerusalem
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~360 ftNE
Cinema, Nightlife
Jerusalem Cinematheque, Jerusalem
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0.4 miNE
Ornate sanctuary from the 12th century
St. James Cathedral, Jerusalem
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~1000 ftNW
Historical place, Windmill
Montefiore Windmill, Jerusalem
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~1520 ftNE
Catholic basilica and abbey founded 1898
Abbey of the Dormition, Jerusalem
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~810 ftE
Park
Valley of Hinnom, Jerusalem
4 min walk • The Valley of Hinnom is a historic valley surrounding Ancient Jerusalem from the west and southwest. The valley is also known by the name Gehinnom an alternative Biblical Hebrew form which survived into Aramaic and has received various fundamental theological connotations, and by the Greek and Syriac transliteration Gehenna.
~110 ftN
Museum, Archaeological museum, History museum
Menachem Begin Heritage Center, Jerusalem
1 min walk • The Menachem Begin Heritage Center is the official state memorial commemorating Menachem Begin, Israel’s sixth Prime Minister. The Center is located on the Hinnom Ridge, overlooking Mount Zion and walls of the Old City of Jerusalem.
~70 ftSW
Archaeological site
Ketef Hinnom, Jerusalem
1 min walk • Ketef Hinnom is an archaeological site discovered in the 1970s southwest of the Old City of Jerusalem. Archaeological excavations held in the site uncovered a series of Iron Age period Judahite burial chambers, dating to the 7th and 6th centuries BCE.
~1520 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Chamber of the Holocaust, Jerusalem
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Which popular attractions are close to St Andrew's Church?

Nearby attractions include Ketef Hinnom, Jerusalem (1 min walk), Menachem Begin Heritage Center, Jerusalem (1 min walk), Jerusalem Khan Theatre, Jerusalem (2 min walk), Valley of Hinnom, Jerusalem (4 min walk).

How to get to St Andrew's Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to St Andrew's Church:

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The Cinematheque/Hevron Road • Lines: 231 (4 min walk)
Hama'abada/Hevron Road • Lines: 231 (8 min walk)