Safra Square

The Municipality buildings around Safra Square create a triangular compound, facing the north-west/south-east running Jaffa Road and bordered on the east by the Shivtei Yisrael ("Tribes of Israel") Street.

The wedge-shaped compound is located at the eastern end of Jaffa Road and is pointing towards Tzahal Square and the walls of the Old City.

Some of the historic buildings of the Russian Compound were restored and incorporated into the municipal complex,[1] while the others, grouped around the Holy Trinity Cathedral, are closing the triangle from the north-west.

After lengthy deliberations, the current location was selected, despite the challenge of preserving the large number of historic and culturally significant 19th-century buildings.

The garden contains several works of art: a sculpture based on a large, working Archimedes' screw that carries water up from a small pool, titled "Modern Head"; a sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein donated in memory of assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin;[11] and "The Binding of Isaac" by Jerusalem sculptor Avraham Ofek.