Name of building: Negev Brigade Memorial
Location: Be'er Sheva
Building Year: 1968
Design: Dani Karavan
Landscape Architecture: Avraham Karavan
Structural Engineers: Oscar, Sircovich, Saar

This monument was created in memory of the fallen soldiers from the Negev Brigade, which halted the Egyptian attack on the Negev during the War of Independence and protected the Negev’s waterline.
The monument is located on a hill on the outskirts of the Be’er Sheva valley, and overlooks the Negev desert. It is constructed of 18 different exposed concrete elements, and extends over an area of 100 square meters. These elements, which refer symbolically to the fallen soldiers, include a 20-meter-high perforated tower, from which one can look out towards the areas where the battles took place; an aqueduct alluding to the battle to protect the Negev’s water supply, which leads to a perforated dome
that has been split in two; trenches reminiscent of military communications trenches; a large platform reminiscent of a tent or a dune; and elongated slopes that gradually merge with the endless expanse of desert. Some of these elements contain various openings, and their interiors are illuminated in accordance with the location of the sun. Two acacia trees form an integral part of the memorial complex.