For the modern-day burial ground, see Sanhedria Cemetery.
Tombs of the Sanhedrin
Details
Established
1st century CE
Location
Sanhedria, Jerusalem
Country
Israel
Type
Rock-cut tombs
No. of graves
63
Tombs of the Sanhedrin (Hebrew: קברי הסנהדרין, Kivrei HaSanhedrin), also Tombs of the Judges, is an underground complex of 63 rock-cut tombs located in a public park in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sanhedria. Built in the 1st century CE, the tombs are noted for their elaborate design and symmetry. They have been a site for Jewish pilgrimage since the medieval period.[1] The popular name of the complex, which has the most magnificently carved pediment of ancient Jerusalem, is due to the fact that the number of burial niches it contains is somewhat close to that of the members of the ancient Jewish supreme court, the Great Sanhedrin, namely 71.[2]
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