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Tel Aviv: Housing & Setting Sun
Being the second most populated city in Israel, Tel Aviv is home to a population of 404,400. Early architecture composed of single-story European-style buildings with tiled red roofs. The 1920s brought on a different style to homes that were designed…
Tel Aviv: Housing
In this picture, more representations of Bauhaus architecture can be seen. This image was most likely taken in Tel Aviv’s White City, which consists of more than 5,000 of these types of buildings. The fact that Bauhaus architecture focuses mainly on…
Tel Aviv: Housing
Shown in this picture is the Bauhaus architecture of Tel Aviv. This was introduced to the city during the 1920s and 1930s by German architects who moved to Palestine after the Nazi generation expanded. Bauhaus is a German modernist style of…
Tel Aviv: Great Synagogue on Allenby Road
Designed in 1922 by Yehuda Magidovitch, the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv is located east if the Shalom Tower. The building is made of concrete, glass and steel and consists of one large dome and many stained glass windows. These magnificent windows…
Tel Aviv: Former I.B.M Building, Cityscape (Weizmann Branch)
The I.B.M. Building, now known as Weizmann Branch and occupied by law offices, was designed in the 1970s by the architectural firm Yasky & Partners. The buildings unique design places it on a single solid stone foundation and utilizes curved…
Tel Aviv: Fence for Security around Tel Aviv University
This photograph shows security fencing surrounding Tel Aviv University campus. Tel Aviv University is the largest academic institution in Israel, and was founded after the merger of three colleges in 1956.
Tel Aviv: Dizengoff Street on the Shabbat
Pictured is a corner restaurant on Dizengoff Street on Israel’s weekly Shabbat (Sabbath) day. Dizengoff Street, Tel Aviv’s busiest social area is usually flowing with pedestrians and traffic, but it is evident that the crowds are reduced on this day.…
Tel Aviv: Dizengoff Street
This photograph shows the cafe culture and wide sidewalks that once lead people to compare Dizengoff Street to Champs-Elysees. Since the 1970s commercial activity on the street has declined, perhaps due to the construction of the Dizengoff Center, an…
Tel Aviv: Dizengoff Street
Named for Mei Dizengoff, former Mayor of Tel Aviv, Dizengoff Street was once a shopping destination for locals and tourists alike. The construction of the Dizengoff Center, a shoppoing mall, has been cited a sa reason for the areas commercial…
Tel Aviv: Dizengoff St. Retail
This photograph was taken at 99 Dizengoff St. in 1980. The film 99 Dizengoff had just been released the year before which perhaps prompted the taking of this photograph at this particular address. Also pictured are some of the retail clothing shops…
Tel Aviv: Dizengoff St.
Dizengoff Street, named for Meir Dizengoff, the first mayor of Tel Aviv, is the home for designer shops and leisure in Tel Aviv. Since the 1970s the street has seen some decline, but continues to be a destination for those seeking designer fashions…
Tel Aviv: Dizengoff Shopping Mall
Seen in this picture is the large number of people that have come to enjoy the many retail offerings of the Dizengoff Center. With its 420 stores, the center welcomes around 20,000 people on weekdays and an estimated 45,000 people on Fridays. The…
Tel Aviv: Dizengoff Center
The Dizengoff Center was Israel’s first mall and was built over a period of eleven years, from 1972 to 1983. The first stores opened in 1977 and today it has a total of 420 sores. The Dizengoff Center is partly blamed for declined business on nearby…
Tel Aviv: Dizengoff Center
Named after the city’s first mayor, Meir Dizengoff, the Dizengoff Center was Israel’s first mall. The building was built by the architect Mordechai Ben-Horin starting in 1972. It has since been completed in 1983, but the first store opening was in…
Tel Aviv: Construction at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University was formed by the merger of three institutions in 1956 eventually becoming Tel Aviv University in 1963. It is the largest academic institution in Israel. This 1980 photograph shows the early phases of constructing of the…
Tel Aviv: Coastline Hotels, Miami of the Middle East
Tel Aviv is sometimes referred to as the Miami of the Middle East. Looking at this 1980 photograph it is easy to see why. The city’s architecture, much like Miami, is dominated by modernist structures in the Bauhaus and International styles. Here…
Tel Aviv: Coastline
Photographed from one of the many hotels along Retsif Herbert Samuel, the beaches in Tel Aviv are one of the cities main tourist attractions. The beaches are ranked amongst the best in the world, attracting visitors and locals alike and playing a…
Tel Aviv: City Hall, Machei Israel Square (now Rabin Square)
As early as 1945 Yaacov Ben Sera, city engineer, was suggesting a transformation of Machei Israel Square into the civic heart of Tel Aviv. This 1980 photograph shows the City Hall and the Yigal Tumakrin’s 1975 memorial to the Holocaust, located in…
Tel Aviv: City Hall & Rabin Square Fountain
The City Hall of Tel Aviv is pictured as the right most building in this image. The large collection of water seen is Rabin Square’s Fountain. Every summer, the city of Tel Aviv hosts a water fight in which people either run around the square with…
Tel Aviv: City Hall & Rabin Square
Along the left side of this image amongst the crowds, a side view of Tel Aviv’s Ciry Hall can be seen. Comprised of a total of 14 floors, this concrete building stands 52 meters tall. The surrounding area around the building is known as Rabin Square.…
Tel Aviv: City Hall
This image portrays another side shot of the City Hall in Tel Aviv, Israel. Since its completion in 1966, the building has undergone several renovations. Starting in 2004, the asbestos-cement grid on the south side has been completely taken down.…
Tel Aviv: Chanky Beach
This section of beach in Tel Aviv, sometimes called Chanky Beach, is part of Tel Aviv’s coastline that draws in large numbers of tourists each year. The proximity to the Mediterranean Ocean brings the city approximately 2.7 million visitors annually.
Tel Aviv: Carmel Market, Allenby Street
Located off Allenby Street, the Carmel Market is the largest bazaar market in the city. This photograph shows clothing for sale, but the market specializes mostly in food and home accessories.
Tel Aviv: Carmel Market Butcher
Seen in this photograph is one of Carmel Market’s many street vendors. This one in particular seems to be advertising an abundance fresh poultry for sale. According to the Tel Aviv Guide online, there are two amazing butchers in the market that offer…
Tel Aviv: Carmel Market “Shuk Ha’Carmel”
Known in Israel as “Shuk Ha’Carmel”, the Carmel Market is Tel Aviv’s largest and busiest city market. Boardered by Allenby Street and Magen David Square, the market rests mainly on Carmel Street and houses a wide variety of vendors from clothing to…
Tel Aviv: Carmel Market
Pictured in the upper left hand corner in this aerial shot is Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market. The market is located on Carmel Street, in between Allenby Street and Magen David Square. Being the largest market in Tel Aviv, the Carmel Market is open everyday…
Tel Aviv: Carmel Market
This photo was taken of Tel Aviv’s largest marketplace, Carmel Market. The market is a narrow alleyway that houses many vendors offering a huge variety of goods. Coming from the side towards Allenby Street, there are many clothing vendors followed on…
Tel Aviv: Bust of David Ben-Gurion in Airport
This photograph shows a bust of David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, in the Ben-Gurion Airport. The bust was made by Dorothy Wolf, a Chicago based artist. In 2007, at the age of 86, she was honored by the State of Israel for the bust of…
Tel Aviv: Bus Stop on Allenby Street
Allenby Street is a main commercial street in Tel Aviv. It is also a main route on the city bus system. At night, Allenby Street is a destination for nightlife, while during the day it is a busy area for retail shopping. Alleby Street is known for…
Tel Aviv: Beit Hatfutsot, Soldiers
Beit Hatfutsot the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora was opened in 1978. The design for the museum was decided by a competition in which renowned architect Miles van Rohe was the head of a panel of judges. The museum is located on the campus of Tel-Aviv…
Tel Aviv: Beit Hatfutsot
This 1980 photograph shows Beit Hatfutsot just two years after it was opened. It is the Museum of the Jewish People on the campus of Tel-Aviv University. The idea was proposed by Nahum Goldman, who wanted to create a monument to the Jewish Diaspora.…
Tel Aviv: Beaches, Tourism
The Tel Aviv Beach was developed into a resort after it’s economic potential was realized by Mayor Dizengoff in the 1930s. Originally the development was to follow the Gruenblatt plan, which followed the Geddes plan for the city, but planned to…
Tel Aviv: Beach
Along the west side of Tel Aviv rests a lengthy stretch of shoreline divided into several different beaches. These beaches include: Hof Hatzuk Beach, Sheraton Beach, The Separated Beach, Atzmout Beach, Hilton Beach, Gordon Beach, Frishman Beach, The…
Tel Aviv: Beach
Renowned as a city that never sleeps, Tel Aviv is a popular tourist attraction largely due to it's beaches. Considered to be some of the best beaches in the world, they play a major role in the city’s tourism industry and economy.
Tel Aviv: Atarim Square
Since its completion in 1975, this multi level entertainment and tourism center has greatly degraded in popularity and recognition. This complex is an excellent example of Brutalist architecture. These types of buildings tend to be made out of…
Tel Aviv: Atarim Plaza
Built by Ya’akov Rechter between the years of 1971 and 1975, Atarim Square was meant to be a recreation and leisure center. The square is nestled between the Tel Aviv Marina, seen clearly in this photo, and Gordon swimming pool. In the lower levels,…
Tel Aviv: Allenby Street
Allenby Street is a commercial street in Tel Aviv that is also a hub of nightlife known for clubs, pubs and restaurants. It has a reputation for hosting some of the cities undesirable areas, such as tourist attractions and adult clubs.
Tel Aviv: Allenby St. street signs
Named after the British General Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, Allenby Street is one of the major streets in Tel Aviv. The street originates in Hamoshavot Square and runs until Haknesset Square. Known for its commercial centered theme, the street…
Tel Aviv: Airport (Ben Gurion)
Pictured is the outside of Israel’s major International airport. What separates this airport from others around Europe is that it is open 24 hours, giving customers ease of travel. Within the past decade, the airport has been remodeled, and now…
Tel Aviv: Aerial (6 of 6)
Tel Aviv quickly earned the nickname the White City, and from this photograph (5 of 6) it’s easy to see where it came from. The city’s architecture is overwhelmingly in the International and Bauhaus style. The architecture is designed to favor…
Tel Aviv: Aerial (5 of 6)
Tel Aviv quickly earned the nickname the White City, and from this photograph (5 of 6) it’s easy to see where it came from. The city’s architecture is overwhelmingly in the International and Bauhaus style. The architecture is designed to favor…
Tel Aviv: Aerial (4 of 6), Former I.B.M. Building
This image shows the urban density of Tel Aviv, Israel’s primary city. At the extreme left, peaking over the horizon, is the former I.B.M building, designed by Yasky & Partners in the 1970s. Quite literally in the shadow of the I.B.M. Building…
Tel Aviv: Aerial (3 of 6) - City Hall at Rabin Square, Former I.B.M Building
This aerial image of Tel Aviv shows some structures of note, including the Tel Aviv City Hall at Rabin Square (far left) and the former I.B.M. Building on Weizmann Street (far right), designed by Yasky & Partners.
Tel Aviv quickly earned the…
Tel Aviv: Aerial (2 of 6)
Tel Aviv quickly earned the nickname the White City, and from this photograph (2 of 6) it’s easy to see where it came from. The city’s architecture is overwhelmingly in the International and Bauhaus style. The architecture is designed to favor…
Tel Aviv: Aerial (1 of 6)
This photograph (1 of 6) shows the Tel Aviv beach, a major economic asset to the city, which was realized as early as the 1920s. Also pictured is the dense development of architecture in the International and Bauhaus style that have become the image…
Tel Aviv University: Sourasky Central Library
Completed in 1968, the Sourasky Central Library at Tel Aviv University was named for Elias Sourasky. The library was designed by architect team Michael and Shulamit Nadler, who had also designed several other iconic modernist buildings in Israel.…
Tel Aviv University: Entrance
This photograph shows the entrance to Tel Aviv University’s Ramat Aviv campus. Tel Aviv University was established in 1956 after the merger of the Tel Aviv School of Law and Economics, the Institute of Natural Sciences, and the Institute of Jewish…
Tel Aviv University: Dormitories
Tel Aviv University was established in 1956 after the merger of the Tel Aviv School of Law and Economics, an Institute of Natural Sciences, and an Institute of Jewish studies. It’s campus was established in 1963 after theuniversity was granted…
Teacher Training College in Santa Catarina
The complex exterior of the Teacher's Training College is evident in this slide.
The system provides its teachers with the training necessary to be successful educators. Individuals planning to be primary school teachers are given 2 years of…
The system provides its teachers with the training necessary to be successful educators. Individuals planning to be primary school teachers are given 2 years of…
Teacher Training College in Distance
Visible in the distance of this photo is the Teacher's Training College with two unidentified individuals in front of it.
The system provides its teachers with the training necessary to be successful educators. Individuals planning to be primary…
The system provides its teachers with the training necessary to be successful educators. Individuals planning to be primary…