Yad La-Shiryon, The Amored Corps Memorial Museum (Tank Museum) Latrun |
99762 Latrun M.P. Shimshon, Israel |
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יד לשריון) |
| Floor area | 125 000 m² / 1 345 489 ft² |
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Military Museum in general
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Sunday to Tuesday 08:30 - 16:30. Friday 08:30 - 12:30, Saturday 09:00 - 16:00. | ||||
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| Homepage | www.yadlashiryon.com | ||||
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| Description | Wikipedia explains quite well and also gives a list of the tanks: en.wikipedia.org: יד לשריון) is Israel's official memorial site for fallen soldiers from the armored corps, as well as one of the most diverse tank museums in the world. The cornerstone for Yad La-Shiryon was laid on December 14, 1982. The site was created through the initiative of veteran officers of the armored corps in cooperation with the armored corps. The main building, a mandate era Tegart fortress, houses an archive of the fallen, a library, and a synagogue. The tower of the fortress has been converted into a "Tower of Tears" by Israeli artist Danny Karavan. The inside of the tower is covered by steel taken from a tank and water circulating from a pool underneath the installation trickles down the walls. The Wall of Names, erected outside, displays the names of all the fallen soldiers from the Armored Corps, beginning with the War of Independence (1948) and up to this very day. The most famous sight at Yad La-Shiryon is most likely that of a tank on top of a tower, which serves as the Museum's logo. In 1979, by decision of late Major General (Ret.) Moshe Peled, the tank was hoisted on top of a tower on the site, which was originally used as a water tower. The tank that was chosen is an American M4 Sherman, one of the first tanks that fought in the service of the Israel Defense Forces. Since the water tower was only designed to support 25 tons and the tank weighed 34 tons, both the engine and transmission gears had to be removed. Yad La-shiryon is famous worldwide for its unique and diverse collection of tanks and armored vehicles. There are over a hundred different vehicles in the collection, including Israeli made tanks, enemy tanks seized in combat, and vehicles purchased specifically for the collection. |
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