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Title
Tel Aviv: Machei Israel Square, City Hall
Description
Proposed by city engineer Yaacov Ben Sera in 1945, Machei Israel Square was transformed over two decades from a place of recreation to the civic heart of modern Tel Aviv. This photograph show’s the plaza and Menahem Cohen’s city hall. The city hall was completed in 1965. Cohen was named architect after winning a design competition for the city hall in 1957. His proposed structure was a single high rise structure in the brutalist style.
Creator
Chester Smolski
Date
1980-03-01
Rights
Rhode Island College
Format
Photograph
Photograph
Identifier
0888
Smolski Image Item Type Metadata
City
Tel Aviv
Country
Israel
Creator 1
Yaacov Ben Sera
Creator 1 Role
City Engineer
Creator 2
Menahem Cohen
Creator 2 Role
Architect
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Civil engineering -- Public works -- Municipal engineering -- Gush Dan -- Tel Aviv; Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Modern movement; Cities and towns -- Municipalities -- Gush Dan -- Tel Aviv;