The Shrine of the Book is a modern architectural landmark and one of the Museum’s most recognizable buildings, built to safekeep and showcase the ancient manuscripts. ⁣ ⁣ The iconic white dome and the black wall running alongside it were designed to symbolize the tensions between the “Sons of Light” and the “Sons of Darkness,” as told in the Dead Sea Scrolls. ⁣ Another element of the original design was a “firewall” – a strip of fire burning atop the black wall.⁣ ⁣ But in the Shrine’s many decad

From Ancient Past to Present: The Story of Jerusalem