The official site of Ramat Rachel gives the following details about MitzpehYair: "An observation deck, constructed around a perfectly formed scrub oak tree, serves as a major attraction for visitors to the site. The observation point was designed by local artist Ron Morin and consists of hand-made boulders embedded with plaques providing a description and history of the surrounding area. The observation deck provides a panoramic view of the golden Dome of the Rock in the Old City, Mount Scopus and most of Jerusalem and Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity . Stairs lead down from the deck to an ancient stone quarry where construction material for the buildings in the adjacent archeological site was mined. Mitzpeh Yair is a living memorial for Yair Engel, a third generation member of Ramat Rachel and grandson of two of its founders. Yair died in a diving accident in 1996 during his military service".
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