On the other end of Jabotinsky St. is King David St. About 300m up the street toward the city center on the left is the YMCA, built in 1933, with an imposing bell tower offering fine views of the whole city (open Mon.-Sat. 9am-2pm). Directly across the street, the historic King David Hotel still retains the aura of old-world luxury, making it favorite with international celebrities seeking lodging in town. Down the other side of the King David St. is Liberty Bell Park (Gan haPa’amon), which contains a replica of the Liberty Bell (bus #5, 6, or 14 from the center).

Cross the street to get to the restored neighborhood of Yemin Moshe. It was here that the English Jew, Sir Moses Montefiore, first managed to convince a handful of residents from the Old City’s overcrowded Jewish Quarter to spend occasional nights outside the city walls, thus founding West Jerusalem. To strengthen the settlers’ confidence, Montefiore built Mishkenot Sha’ananim (Tranquil Settlement), a small compound with crenelated walls resembling those of the Old City- The original buildings, now housing an exclusive municipal guest house and a pricey French restaurant, are located at the bottom of the hill. Montefiore also put up his famous stone windmill, inside of which is a small museum dedicated to the benefactor. (Open Sun.-Thurs. 9am4pm, Fri. 9am-lpm. Free.) Yemin Moshe is now a very expensive neighborhood, with the usual art galleries adorning picturesque alleyways. In the valley below is Sultan’s Pool, named after Suleiman the Great, who in the 16th century added a dam and a fountain to this Second-Temple reservoir. Today the site is used for open-air concerts.