Monument to the Negev Brigade

Negev Brigade Memorial

The Monument to the Negev Brigade (Hebrew: אנדרטת חטיבת הנגב‎, Andartat Hativat HaNegev), known locally as the Andarta, is a monument designed by Dani Karavan in memory of the members of the Palmach Negev Brigade who fell defending Israel during the 1948 Arab Israeli War. It is situated on a hill overlooking the city of Beersheba from the east and constitutes a recognized symbol of the Negev and Beersheba. In addition to its strengths as a memorial, it was a precursor to the land art movement.^[1]

The monument was built between 1963 and 1968 at a time when Israel was making many physical memorials to those who fought and died in its wars.^[2] It is made of raw concrete consisting of eighteen separate elements covering 10,000 square meters. These elements are symbolic and connected to Palmach and to the War of Independence.

The perforated tower alludes to a watchtower shelled with gunfire and the pipeline tunnel is reminiscent of the channel of water in the Negev defended by the soldiers. Engraved in the concrete are the names of the 324 soldiers who died in the war,^[3] the badge of the Palmach, diary passages from the soldiers, the battle registry, verses and songs.

References

^ Klaus Honnef, Manfred Schneckenburger, Christiane Fricke, and Karl Ruhrberg. ART of the 20th Century. Taschen. 2000. Pg. 544.
^ Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. CULTURE: Visual Arts. 1 Oct 2006 - accessed on 5 January 2007.
^ Israel Ministry of Defense. Names of the Fallen 2010 - accessed on 15 November 2007.

External links

Dani Karavan website
Iconic Israeli memorial celebrates 50 years
אנדרטת חטיבת הנגב
Names of the fallen: 324 who died in the Negev Brigade

National parks of Israel

Jerusalem District	Bayt 'Itab Canada Park¹ Castel City of David¹ Ein Hemed Emek Tzurim¹ Judaean Mountains Tomb of Samuel¹

Northern District	Achziv Bar'am Beit Alfa Synagogue Beit She'an Beit She'arim Belvoir Fortress Capernaum Chorazin Gan HaShlosha Hamat Gader Hamat Tiberias Harod Spring Hermon¹ Hexagons pool¹ Horns of Hattin Hula Valley Hurshat Tal Hurvat Minia Kursi¹ Montfort Castle Mount Arbel Mount Tabor Nimrod Fortress¹ Rosh HaNikra Sde Amudim Sussita Tel Hazor Tel Kedesh Tel Megiddo Tzalmon Stream Tzippori Yehi'am Fortress

Haifa District	Ancient Caesarea HaSharon Park Mount Carmel Nahal Mearot Tel Shikmona

Central District	Alexander stream Arsuf Hof HaSharon Mazor Mausoleum Migdal Afek Palmachim beach Rubin Stream Sidna Ali Tel Afek Tel Gezer Tzur Natan Yarkon

Southern District	Ashkelon Avdat Beit Guvrin Besor Stream Ein Avdat Ein Gedi Eshkol Mamshit Masada Monument to the Negev Brigade Nitzana Semekh caves Shivta Tel Arad Tel Be'er Sheva Tel Lachish Tel Zafit

Judea and Samaria Area	Herodium¹ Qumran¹ Samaria¹

¹ Located in the Israeli-occupied territories

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Monument to the Negev Brigade