Eyal Fortress
Eyal Fortress is a fortress built in the early Ottoman rule in Bible Hill, Jerusalem.
History
The building known in Arabic as 'Qasr al-Asfur' or 'Qasr al-Ghazal'. It includes two parts. Its first part is a fortress structure whose base is probably from the 16th century. the fortress included agricultural parts and the fortress can be identified on maps from 1576.The second part of the fortress is probably a residential part or warehouse that was built in the Ottoman period as well, and is one story with a tiled roof, and is a late addition to the original building
Eyal Fortress was used for over 50 years as the offices of the British Consulate in Jerusalem. It continued to serve this purpose even years after the establishment of the State of Israel.