This festival takes place around the world. Once London and New York became the initiators, and since then other cities have joined them. Jerusalem among them since 2007. The municipality of the Holy City is the main organizer of the whole cycle of events that make up the festival program. The essence of Open House is that throughout the city many architectural objects are open for viewing — from museums and universities to private apartments and artists' workshops. Anyone can wander with the catalog in their hands at the indicated addresses and visit the villas and apartments, where they are warmly welcomed by the owners. They, as a rule, are happy to conduct a tour of their homes. So, Open house is a unique opportunity to visit local residents. Our most amazing visit was to the house, which is located in the Jewish quarter of the Old Town. The owners, a couple, have invested their own money in archaeological excavations ... in their own home. Over the years of work carried out under the supervision and with the participation of specialists, we dug down two floors, now you can touch the masonry walls of the times of King David ... During the festival, the viewer has a chance to see with his own eyes a time slice of world history — from ancient times to the latest achievements of architectural and construction ideas, such as the Van Leer Institute and the Israel History Museum.

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