YMCA Stadium
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The cornerstone for the Jerusalem YMCA was laid in 1928 by Lord Plumer
, the British High Commissioner for Palestine
, on a plot of land in the West Nikephoria section of Jerusalem purchased from the Greek Orthodox Church
Patriarchate
. When the building opened on April 18, 1933, the event was attended by YMCA
leaders from around the world. Every detail of the building, with its elegant arches, domes and tower, was described in the world press, which hailed it as a wellspring of cultural, athletic, social and intellectual life. Until 1991, the YMCA stadium was the only soccer stadium in Jerusalem. The building, still standing today, was designed by noted American architect Arthur Loomis Harmon
of Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
.
The stadium was razed by developers to make way for a luxury housing project known as King David
's Court.
: אצטדיון ימק"א, Itztadion Yimka), was a stadium
in central Jerusalem, Israel
built in the late 1920s. It was the city's only stadium until 1991.
Beitar Jerusalem Football Club played at the YMCA
stadium until the construction of Teddy Stadium in Malha. Beitar Fans nicknamed the stadium as "the sandbox."
Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer
Field Marshal Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE was a British colonial official and soldier born in Torquay who commanded the British Second Army in World War I and later served as High Commissioner of the British Mandate for Palestine.-Military...
, the British High Commissioner for Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
, on a plot of land in the West Nikephoria section of Jerusalem purchased from the Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church
The Greek Orthodox Church is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity sharing a common cultural tradition whose liturgy is also traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the New Testament...
Patriarchate
Patriarchate
A patriarchate is the office or jurisdiction of a patriarch. A patriarch, as the term is used here, is either* one of the highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, earlier, the five that were included in the Pentarchy: Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, but now nine,...
. When the building opened on April 18, 1933, the event was attended by YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
leaders from around the world. Every detail of the building, with its elegant arches, domes and tower, was described in the world press, which hailed it as a wellspring of cultural, athletic, social and intellectual life. Until 1991, the YMCA stadium was the only soccer stadium in Jerusalem. The building, still standing today, was designed by noted American architect Arthur Loomis Harmon
Arthur Loomis Harmon
Arthur Loomis Harmon was an American architect. He is most famous as the design partner of the firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon....
of Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon was the architectural firm best known for the 1931 Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York, and the world, at that time....
.
The stadium was razed by developers to make way for a luxury housing project known as King David
King David Hotel
The King David Hotel is a 5-star hotel in Jerusalem, Israel. Opened in 1931, the hotel was built with locally quarried pink limestone and was founded by Ezra Mosseri, a wealthy Egyptian Jewish Banker. To this day the hotel remains one of the most prominent and prestigious hotels in Israel, and...
's Court.
The stadium
YMCA Stadium (HebrewHebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: אצטדיון ימק"א, Itztadion Yimka), was a stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in central Jerusalem, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
built in the late 1920s. It was the city's only stadium until 1991.
Beitar Jerusalem Football Club played at the YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
stadium until the construction of Teddy Stadium in Malha. Beitar Fans nicknamed the stadium as "the sandbox."