Jerusalem

===High-rise construction===
Jerusalem has traditionally had a low-rise skyline. About 18 tall buildings were built at different times in the downtown area when there was no clear policy over the matter. One of them, Holyland Tower 1, Jerusalem's tallest building, is a [[skyscraper]] by international standards, rising 32 stories. Holyland Tower 2, which has been approved for construction, will reach the same height.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/statistics/tallest-buildings-jerusalem-israel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113081540/http://www.emporis.com/statistics/tallest-buildings-jerusalem-israel |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 November 2012 |title=Jerusalem's tallest buildings – Top 20 &#124; Statistics |publisher=Emporis |access-date=7 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/building/holylandtower2-jerusalem-israel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113081532/http://www.emporis.com/building/holylandtower2-jerusalem-israel |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 November 2012 |title=Holyland Tower 2 &#124; Buildings |location=Jerusalem / |publisher=Emporis |access-date=7 December 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Jerusalem_Holyland_Tower_remote_view_from_Rehavia.jpg|thumb|Holyland Tower, Jerusalem's tallest building|left]]
A new master plan for the city will see many high-rise buildings, including skyscrapers, built in certain, designated areas of downtown Jerusalem. Under the plan, towers will line [[Jaffa Road]] and [[King George Street (Jerusalem)|King George Street]]. One of the proposed towers along King George Street, the Migdal Merkaz HaYekum, is planned as a 65-story building, which would make it one of the tallest buildings in Israel. At the entrance to the city, near the [[Jerusalem Chords Bridge]] and the [[Jerusalem Central Bus Station|Central Bus Station]], twelve towers rising between 24 and 33 stories will be built, as part of a complex that will also include an open square and an [[Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station|underground train station]] serving a new express line between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and will be connected by bridges and tunnels. Eleven of the skyscrapers will be either office or apartment buildings, and one will be a 2,000-room hotel. The complex is expected to attract many businesses from Tel Aviv, and become the city's main business hub. In addition, a complex for the city's courts and the prosecutor's office will be built, as well as new buildings for Central Zionist Archives and [[Israel State Archives]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hasson |first=Nir |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/jerusalem-skyline-to-undergo-massive-transformation-with-12-new-skyscrapers.premium-1.458031 |title=Jerusalem skyline to undergo massive transformation with 12 new skyscrapers Israel News &#124; Haaretz Daily Newspaper |work=Haaretz |date=2 April 2008 |access-date=7 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Dvir |first=Noam |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/jerusalem-reaches-for-the-heavens-1.347554 |title=Jerusalem reaches for the heavens – Israel News &#124; Haaretz Daily Newspaper |work=Haaretz |date=7 March 2011 |access-date=7 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lidman |first=Melanie |url=http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=281153 |title=Interior Ministry approves 12 skyscrapers for J'lem |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=14 August 2012 |access-date=7 December 2012}}</ref> The skyscrapers built throughout the city are expected to contain public space, shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues, and it has been speculated that this may lead to a revitalization of downtown Jerusalem.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://israelity.com/2011/03/07/a-revitalized-downtown-jerusalem-with-skyscrapers/ |title=A revitalized downtown Jerusalem – with skyscrapers |publisher=Israelity |date=7 March 2011 |access-date=7 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512123533/http://israelity.com/2011/03/07/a-revitalized-downtown-jerusalem-with-skyscrapers/ |archive-date=12 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/building/migdal-merkaz-hayekum-jerusalem-israel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234922/http://www.emporis.com/building/migdal-merkaz-hayekum-jerusalem-israel |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 December 2013 |title=Migdal Merkaz HaYekum &#124; Buildings |location=Jerusalem / |publisher=Emporis |access-date=12 March 2013}}</ref> In August 2015, the city council approved construction of a 344-foot pyramid-shaped skyscraper designed by [[Daniel Libeskind]] and Yigal Levi, in place of a rejected previous design by Libeskind; it is set to break ground by 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2015/08/03/daniel_libeskind_s_pyramid_in_jerusalem_the_new_skyscraper_will_be_the_city.html |title=The "Pyramid" Will Be the Newest Addition to Jerusalem's Skyline |date=3 August 2015 |work=Slate}}</ref>