ABSTRACT
Since the first days of British occupation of Jerusalem they were very interested in the historical and archeological aspects of the city. During the mandate years the administration town planners drew up six development plans for Jerusalem aiming to regulate the building within the Old and New City. Seeing Jerusalem as the capital, they also constructed major buildings like the Government House, and the Central post Office. We present here the fascinating and different story of two leading modern neighbourhoods built in the 1920s: Arab Talbiya and Jewish Rehavia as symbols of the new communities in the New City.
