Bauhaus in Tel Aviv


The White City is a bit faded


The original city plan for Tel Aviv comprised smaller streets and low-rise buildings, usually no more than four storeys tall. The old part of Tel Aviv, where my hotel on Ben Yehuda is, is in such an area of Bauhaus buildings. There's even a Bauhaus center, where I got some nice books for the architecture fiends in my life. A lot of the buildings have seen better days. Architecture in this part of Tel Aviv is rather homogenous. Also, in Jerusalem, zoning demands sandstone on most buildings. This prevents some out of place atrocities but also limits the landscape. There are skyscrapers in Tel Aviv, though, and the tallest building in Israel is in Ramat Gan, a big suburb of Tel Aviv where Nurit and Yoni live.

" target="NewWindow">Click here to see the Bauhaus architecture.

Posted: Fri - March 25, 2005 at 02:08 PM        

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