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The Holyland Case, named for the Holyland Park building complex in Jerusalem, Israel, was a high-profile corruption case in which top Israeli officials were charged with bribery and money laundering, among them former Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Mayor of Jerusalem Uri Lupolianski. Of the 13 defendants, three were acquitted and ten, including Olmert and Lupolianski, were found guilty.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ehud Olmert convicted of bribery in Holyland case )〕 ==Holyland Park building complex== Holyland Towers is a complex of luxury apartment buildings in Jerusalem, along Highway 50, South of the old city. The developer is Hillel Cherny. Before construction began in 1995, it was the site of Holyland Hotel (''Eretz Hatzvi Hotel'') and the open air Holyland Model of Jerusalem, now located on the grounds of the Israel Museum. When the old hotel was torn down, an archeological survey revealed a Bronze Age burial ground. The initial plan was to replace the existing hotel with a larger one. This plan was later abandoned in favor of constructing residential housing, which required rezoning. It was the re-zoning process that led to bribery charges.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Jerusalem Post )〕 The plan includes a total of 1200 apartments.〔 So far, one skyscraper and seven apartment towers have been built. ''Holyland Tower 1'' (2009), a high building with 32 floors, is the highest building of Jerusalem. A similar ''Tower 2'' is projected. In the same complex are ''Holyland Park Tower 1'' to ''7'' (2004–2009), each with 15 floors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Holyland Park )〕 The Park Towers are connected by air bridges. The architecture is by Carmi Architects, Spector-Amisar, Tishby-Rozio Architects, and Moshe Zur Architects and Town Planners.〔 The buildings are visible from most places in the city. Critics have said they are ugly and intrude on the city skyline.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Haaretz )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Holyland Case」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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