Christian Design Identities
This section is devoted to the contribution of the various Christian communities to the city’s design heritage. Christian features and motifs are widespread in their religious compounds and institutional buildings, built mainly from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. Many of the churches, hospitals, schools, orphanages and other Christian welfare institutions were built in the Old City, in the City Center outside the walls, and in specific locations like the Mount of Olives, in the East, and in Ein Karem, in the West. The German Colony, the most significant Christian residential neighborhood, was built outside the Old City by the Templer community. It is located in South Jerusalem, and was built from the 1870s until the late 1920s.
