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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: University, Diaspora Museum
Beit Hatfutsot, the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora was designed by Eliahu Gwircmann and Itzhak Yashar after winning an international competition judged by a panel headed by Miles van der Rohe. Opened in 1978, the museum, located on Tel Aviv…
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…
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: 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
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: 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: 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 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
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: 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: 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: 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
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: 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: 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: 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 & Shalom Tower
Amongst the dense housing in Tel Aviv, the Shalom Tower can be seen in the center of this image. The tower, also called Migdal Shalom, is considered one of the tallest and most modern buildings in all of Europe and Asia. It stands 142 meters tall and…
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: 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: 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…