Ramat Gan Police Station, Tegart fort police station in Ramat Gan, Israel.
The Ramat Gan Police Station is a fortified building with thick concrete walls and watchtowers situated in a residential area of the city. The structure displays the characteristic design of Tegart forts with defensive features including reinforced stone construction and strategic viewing positions.
The building was constructed during the British Mandate period following a fortification pattern developed to secure the region against unrest. The Tegart fort series emerged from proven defensive designs applied at multiple locations across Palestine.
The building is no longer a police station: the force moved to a new facility in Bnei Brak after the 2018 conservation work. Signs beside the structure explain what a Tegart fort is and recount its history. Across the road stands Hanna Orloff's monument to Dov Gruner, showing a small "lion cub of Judah" fighting the large "British lion".
The building at 122 Jabotinsky Road is no longer a police station: it was preserved from 2018 and now serves as an exhibit explaining what a Tegart fort is. Signs beside the structure explain its design and history, and a memorial plaque for the 1946 Irgun attack stands at the entrance. The police station itself moved to a new building in Bnei Brak.
The station was attacked on 23 April 1946 by Irgun fighters who drove a truck into it to seize the arms store; three were killed and Dov Gruner was wounded and captured. A memorial plaque to the raid stands at the entrance, and across the street is Hanna Orloff's monument to Gruner showing a small lion cub fighting a large British lion.
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