The Shrine of the Book is a wing of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem's Givat Ram neighborhood. It was funded by the family of David Samuel Gottesman, a Hungarian-Jewish philanthropist, and completed in 1965. The infobox lists Armand Phillip Bartos and Frederick John Kiesler as architects, while the text adds Gezer Heller. The text says the design took seven years, with no start date.
The form is a white dome over a structure set two-thirds below ground, reflected in a surrounding pool, with a black basalt wall facing the dome. One interpretation links the dome to the Sons of Light and the wall to the Sons of Darkness in the War Scroll. The article names no style and gives no dimensions or dome material.
It houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, including the Isaiah Scroll, and the Aleppo Codex. Scrolls rest in storage after three to six months on display. Opening hours and admission are not given.
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