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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization on Thursday awarded the city
of Tel Aviv-Jaffa the status of a site of world
heritage, for its historical urban buildings in
the Bauhaus style.
The buildings, built in the
1930s and named by the "White
City" organization, put Tel
Aviv on a list of just seven
cities to receive the award,
among them the Brazilian
capital of Brasilia.
The award brings with it
opportunities for increased
tourism to the city, which already operates a
walking tour of Bauhaus buildings; a spokesman
for Tel Aviv municipality said that the
decision could be worth as much as NIS 32
million in added revenue.
Tel Aviv's older areas were mainly designed in
the 1920s by Scottish city planner Sir Patrick
Geddes. In 1925, Geddes drew up a master plan
for the city - which at the time had a
population of some 25,000 - and showed his
concept of a large garden city of about 100,000
residents.
The scheme, which received final official
approval in 1929, was the first and only master
plan to be approved for the coastal city.
The 21-nation World Heritage Committee includes
representatives from Lebanon, Egypt, the United
Kingdom and Russia.
Cultural Organization on Thursday awarded the city
of Tel Aviv-Jaffa the status of a site of world
heritage, for its historical urban buildings in
the Bauhaus style.
The buildings, built in the
1930s and named by the "White
City" organization, put Tel
Aviv on a list of just seven
cities to receive the award,
among them the Brazilian
capital of Brasilia.
The award brings with it
opportunities for increased
tourism to the city, which already operates a
walking tour of Bauhaus buildings; a spokesman
for Tel Aviv municipality said that the
decision could be worth as much as NIS 32
million in added revenue.
Tel Aviv's older areas were mainly designed in
the 1920s by Scottish city planner Sir Patrick
Geddes. In 1925, Geddes drew up a master plan
for the city - which at the time had a
population of some 25,000 - and showed his
concept of a large garden city of about 100,000
residents.
The scheme, which received final official
approval in 1929, was the first and only master
plan to be approved for the coastal city.
The 21-nation World Heritage Committee includes
representatives from Lebanon, Egypt, the United
Kingdom and Russia.
Thanks, UN!
Some examples of Bauhaus and international-style Architecture in Israel, and Worldwide.
Oh, and Spiffor, if you say that they all look the same, I've got a couple of pics from downtown
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