Bridge "Harp of David", otherwise known as strings, modern Jerusalem landmark of local stone, concrete, steel and glass. Built in 2008 after much debate about the economic and aesthetic viability, he meets arriving at tel Aviv airport at the Western entrance to Jerusalem. Not to notice the bridge hard, his mast with a height of 118 meters, is the tallest building in the city.

The project was developed by world renowned Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava, who was invited by the Jerusalem authorities to build "the most beautiful modern bridge". Built at a cost of $ 70 million, which was double the original estimate, and critics said it was possible to do interchange cheaper and certainly not as extravagant. But over the years, "Harp of David" has become an integral part of the city skyline and a solution to many transportation problems. On the bridge laid the red line of the Jerusalem light rail and walking part allows you to quickly get on foot from the area of Kiryat Moshe to the Central bus station.

But the walk over the bridge – not for the faint of heart. The sides of the walkways that are made of glass, open to the view of the busy traffic below, the play of light and shadow, the ropes above the head stretch up, and people with vertigo may feel some discomfort. Then it makes sense to admire the building from below, and preferably in the evening, when the backlight is on.

This is not the first cable-stayed bridge of Calatrava, he likes to use steel cables in construction. The bridge Alamillo in Seville looks like one pylon and taut ropes. 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 look the finest gossamer, the strings of the harp. Calatrava conceived the bridge as the image of the harp of king David (who was a great musician), a reminder that even here, in new buildings, Jerusalem is still the city of David.