Bridge "Harp of David", otherwise known as a string - a modern Jerusalem landmark of local stone, concrete, steel and glass. Built in 2008 after a long dispute about the economic and aesthetic expediency, he meets arriving at Tel Aviv airport on the western entrance to Jerusalem. I do not see the bridge hard, his mast height of 118 meters - the tallest building in the city.

The project has developed a world-renowned Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava, a visiting Jerusalem authorities to build "the most beautiful modern bridge." Construction at a cost of 70 million dollars, which is twice the original estimate, and critics said it was possible to avoid isolation cheaper and certainly not as extravagant. But over the years, "Harp of David" has become an integral part of the city skyline and the solution to many transport problems. The bridge is laid "red line" of the Jerusalem light rail and walking part allows you to quickly get there on foot from the area of ​​Kiryat Moshe to the central bus station.

However, a walk across the bridge - not for the faint of heart. The sides of the walkway, made of glass, open look lively downward movement, the play of light and shadow, the cables are pulled up over his head, and a man with a fear of heights may feel some discomfort. Then it makes sense to admire the structure from below, and is best at night, when the lights turned on.

This is not the first cable-stayed bridge Calatrava, he likes to use steel cables in construction. His Alamillo Bridge in Seville looks similar - one pylon and cables strung. However, there is an important difference: the pylon at the "Harp of David" is not a straight line, and parabolic shape, it is presented as if in three dimensions. 66 white cables from a distance looked finest cobweb, strings, harp. Calatrava bridge, and conceived as an image of the harp of King David (who was a great musician), a reminder that even here, in new buildings, Jerusalem anyway - the city of David.