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Convention Palace Bethlehem Story
At the Southern part of Bethlehem City, the Convention Palace stands on 32,000sqm of land just opposite to the historic Solomon’s Pools site with a total land area 300000sqm. The Construction of the Convention Palace came in response to the initiative of the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in 1999 to host the World Economic Forum of 2000 in the City of Bethlehem and for future local and international conferences in Palestine.
The Convention Palace was established four kilometers from the birthplace of Jesus Christ “Glory to his name”, the Nativity Church, in the biblical and historical city of Bethlehem.
The main feature of the Convention Palace is the architectural integration between the Palace and the neighboring monuments, namely Murad Castle, Handicraft Center and Solomon’s Pools. Most importantly, the construction preserves the historic and archaeological natural in the area. Never the less, an assortment of original Palestinian stones was used in the construction of the Convention Palace. The collection of stones is of various sizes and colors that were brought from different parts of the Palestinian Territories.
The Convention Palace Starts Operations on: Soft opening March 2009. Grand opening 2010.
It is worth mentioning a brief description of the other four monuments of the 250,00sqm area combining the Palestinian natural and historical heritage with the civilized State - of the – art:
- The Convention Palace: with an area of 32000 square maters
- Archeological Site: an area of 29,000sqm of three historical pools named Solomon’s Pools, two of them aged to be from the Roman period and the third from the Othman period.
- Natural heritage forest with an area of 201,000sqm.
- Handicraft Center built on 12000sqm for commercial traditional bazaar.
- Murad Castle: an Othman Castle built for the protection of the pools’ water with an area of 3500sqm.
The Convention Palace, Palestine’s premier hub for
MICE ( Meetings – Incentives – Conferences – Exhibitions & Events)
It is worth mentioning a brief description of the other four monuments of the 250,00sqm area combining the Palestinian natural and historical heritage with the civilized State - of the – art:
The Convention Palace: with an area of 32000 square maters
Archeological Site: an area of 29,000sqm of three historical pools named Solomon’s Pools, two of them aged to be from the Roman period and the third from the Othman period.
Natural heritage forest with an area of 201,000sqm.
Handicraft Center built on 12000sqm for commercial traditional bazaar.
Murad Castle & Museum: an Othman Castle built for the protection of the pools’ water with an area of 3500sqm.
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