The Shrine of the Book is a wing of the museum that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest biblical manuscripts in the world. Also opened in 1965, the wing is a curved dome covered in white ceramic tile that was designed by two American architects, Armand Bartos and Frederick Kiesler. Photo 5 of 11 in This is What Design Looked Like in Israel in 1965 by Allie Weiss

This is What Design Looked Like in Israel in 1965

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The Shrine of the Book is a wing of the museum that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest biblical manuscripts in the world. Also opened in 1965, the wing is a curved dome covered in white ceramic tile that was designed by two American architects, Armand Bartos and Frederick Kiesler.