Bidspirit auction | Planning Jerusalem: The Old City

Planning Jerusalem: The Old City and Its Environs | Arieh Sharon, 1973 | Rare Urban Planning Book with Fold-Out Maps - An important and early urban-planning study by renowned Israeli architect Arieh Sharon, winner of the Israel Prize for Architecture (1962) and chief planner of Israel’s first national master plan, working directly under Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. This book presents a comprehensive planning vision for Jerusalem’s Old City and its surroundings, combining historical analysis, urban morphology, topography, and proposed development and conservation strategies. Richly illustrated with:  • Color maps and overlays  • Fold-out maps  • Architectural drawings and photographs  • Analysis of earlier town-planning schemes  • Detailed study of walls, gates, street networks, and urban fabric Topics include:  • The town-planning area in historical context  • Landscape and topography  • Walls and gates of Jerusalem  • Structure and architecture of the Old City  • Old City survey and outline scheme  • Special conservation zones and planning projects Bibliographic Details  • Author: Arieh Sharon (1900–1984)  • Title: Planning Jerusalem: The Old City and Its Environs  • Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, Jerusalem  • Year: 1973  • Language: Primarily English, some Hebrew  • Pages: [8], 211, [1]  • Illustrations: photographs, architectural drawings, color and fold-out maps  • Binding: hardcover, grey cloth  • Includes bibliography Condition  • Cover: light edge wear and age toning  • Interior: very good, clean pages  • Maps: complete, with original folds  • Well-preserved copy for its age 📌 Highly sought-after reference for collectors of Jerusalem history, urban planning, architecture, and Israeli cultural heritage.