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Jerusalem Central Post Office

Jerusalem's Central Post Office Institutional and representational, this building was dedicated in 1938. It was erected by the Public Works Department of the British mandate government according to design by chief architect Austen S.B. Harrison. The modern facade is symmetrical and unornamented, with the exception of alternating rows of black basalt and light local stone.

The basalt stone was brought to Jerusalem from the Golan Heights. Abraham Ofek decorated the southern wing of the reception hall with gigantic Murals.
The Jerusalem central post office for West Jerusalem is located near the head of Jaffa Road, close to the municipality offices it is Jerusalem main post office.

The Central post office building of Jerusalem

The Central post office building of Jerusalem

Post Office-- Jerusalem's Central Post Office (tel. 1-700-500171) is at 23 Jaffa Rd., near the intersection with Shlomzion Ha-Malka Street. General hours for all services are Sunday to Thursday from 7am to 7pm; limited services (telephone and telegraph) are open nights and on Shabbat. East Jerusalem has its own main post office, which is now a branch, opposite Herod's Gate at the corner of Saladin Ibn Sina and Sultan Suleiman streets. - Jerusalem Central Post Office.
The Central post office building of Jerusalem is important architectural structure in the Jaffa Street 23.
The building was built during the British Mandate as Part of three government buildings built in this area. The building was built in 1934 - 1938 design of the main architect of the public works department of the British Mandate, Austen St. Barbe Harrison and the Architect of the British government. The ceremony at the ward building was held on 18 June 1938, in the presence of the High Commissioner and hundreds of guests. The building is typical of the style mandatory.

Jerusalem Central Post Office Building

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