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King David Hotel, Jerusalem

Heritage · Jerusalem, Israel
Architect
Tsurnamal Turner Landscape Architecture
King David Hotel, Jerusalem
§ Design note
  1. 01Lighting a Landmark with Restraint. Built in 1931, the King David is one of Jerusalem’s most recognised buildings, so the lighting stays deliberately restrained — warm and low-key, letting the hotel glow quietly rather than putting it on display.
  2. 02The Pink Limestone. Warm light is matched to the colour of the local pink limestone, grazing the facade so its texture, arches, and rhythm read softly at night in the same warm tone the stone takes by day.
  3. 03The Garden and the View. Beyond the facade, soft lighting shapes the terraced gardens, palms, and pool so that guests move through a calm, warm landscape that holds the Old City walls as its backdrop.
King David Hotel gardens at dusk above the Old City
Illuminated pink-limestone facade at night
Lit hotel facade above the pool
Hotel gardens and pool at night with the Old City walls behind
Illuminated garden path with low bollards
Uplit palms and gardens beside the hotel
§ Technical notes
  1. 01Facade Washing. Concealed floodlighting and grazing fixtures wash the stone facade evenly and bring out its relief, with sources hidden in the planting and along the building base.
  2. 02Warm Colour Temperature. A consistently warm colour temperature ties the facade, gardens, and terraces together and keeps the mood of a historic hotel rather than a floodlit monument.
  3. 03Glare & Spill Control. Fixtures are aimed and shielded to light the hotel and its grounds without spilling into the guest rooms, the night sky, or the sensitive Old City views nearby.
  4. 04Landscape & Garden Lighting. Tree uplights, path lights, and low bollards light the gardens and pool terrace, integrated into the planting and paving so the equipment stays out of sight by day.