A Spectacular Night Experience at King David Hotel, Jerusalem

As Israel prepares to welcome Prince William in the first official visit by a member of the British Royal Family, tourists and locals can enjoy the atmosphere and get into the royal spirit right now at Jerusalem’s iconic landmark, the Tower of David, in the heart of Jerusalem’s Old City.

Tower of David by day

No historical person more connected to Jerusalem than King David
Launched on April 1, the spectacular King David night experience is a show of breathtaking originality and dazzling innovation, charting the journey from shepherd-to-king of the globally recognised David. “There is no historical person more connected to Jerusalem than the biblical figure of King David,” added Eilat Lieber, Director of the Tower of David Museum. An inspiration for the world’s most famous artists, great painters and sculptors for centuries, David is significant in Judaism as the father of the Davidic dynasty, an instrumental figure in Christianity and one of the ancient prophets in Islam.

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This dramatic and novel cinematic experience combines the newest technology in one of the oldest locations in the city to bring to life the majestic and engaging story of David, from shepherd-to-king. Beamed onto the walls and excavations of this ancient citadel, this is close an event to time travel as you will get without the DeLorean car in Back to the Future or Dr Who’s TARDIS. The result draws in the young and fascinates the old in one of the most memorable attractions in the city, under the stars of the Jerusalem night sky.

Tower of David Night Spectacular

The city’s growth in creativity
Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat explained: “we are constantly developing innovative urban models to advance the city’s growth in creativity and the arts.” And this was certainly innovative. The show is screened using a sophisticated computer system installed the throughout the courtyard and utilizes
18 Lumen Single Chip M-Vision laser projectors, 20 speakers and 10 kilometers of cable to broadcast a technicolor experience of 250,000 lumens and 35 million pixels.

Tower of David Night Spectacular

Using advanced laser technology, these projectors, provided by Manchester-based Digital Projection, have an operational life of 20,000 hours, up to 40 times longer than traditional projection lamps. The Tower of David will have to change the whole system before it needs to change a lightbulb by 2028!

With a hardware investment of close to $750,000, this national heritage and archaeological site still had to overcome the lack of visual documents to tell the story and tapped into the many artistic interpretations from well-known artists such as Chagall, Rembrandt, Matisse and Caravaggio – as well as Jewish and Christian medieval illuminations and Ethiopian representations.

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On arrival to the citadel, take a short tour through the pathways of the Tower of David, which have witnessed war and peace, destruction and rebuilding. Enjoy the show set against the backdrop of the archaeological findings that bear witness to the history of Jerusalem – from the walls of the Crusaders 13th century to the remains of the Herod’s guard rooms from 2,000 years ago.

Take advantage of this new King David show to visit the Tower’s museum during the daytime and take in the history inside the citadel’s walls before climbing a short staircase to take in a 360-degree panoramic view of Jerusalem, with the view of the Old City, the King David Hotel, the flagship of the four Dan Hotels in Jerusalem – Dan Boutique, Dan Panorama Jerusalem and the Dan Jerusalem, close to the Tower of David. From the top of the Tower ,you can also see the Judean Desert and Mount of Olives, where Prince William’s great-grandmother, Princess Alice of Battenberg is buried – at the Church of Mary Magdalene – after rescuing Jewish families during the Holocaust.

Statue of King David at City of David

While His Royal Highness may not relate to having been the young shepherd King David was in his formative years, maybe one day, we will see Prince William pixelated and beamed on the exteriors of Buckingham Palace. Maybe – Or maybe, he might just catch the show himself when he visits in the summer?

The King David Night Experience runs twice a night on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings.