Seven Arches Hotel

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The Seven Arches Hotel (formerly the Intercontinental Hotel) is a hotel in the Arab neighborhood of A-Tur on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem. The hotel was built by the Jordanians in 1964 on top of the Jewish cemetery that covers the slopes of the mountain.

History

During the period of Jordanian control over East Jerusalem and the Temple Mount in 1948-1967, King Hussein of Jordan authorized the construction of the hotel and an access road that ran across the world's oldest and largest Jewish cemetery, destroying hundreds of gravestones. This was a violation of Article VII of the Israel-Jordan General Armistice Agreement (GAA) of 1949.

The PLO held its first Palestine National Council conference at the hotel in May 1964.

Today

The Seven Arches is a 3-star hotel with 169 rooms notable for its spectacular view of Jerusalem.

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