White City (Tel Aviv)
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tel Aviv, Israel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The White City (Hebrew: העיר הלבנה, Ha-Ir ha-Levana; Arabic: المدينة البيضاء Al-Madinah al-Baydha’a) is a collection of over 4,000 buildings in Tel Aviv from the 1930s built in a unique form of the International Style, commonly known as Bauhaus, by German Jewish architects who fled to the British Mandate of Palestine from Germany (and other Central and East European countries with German cultural influences) after the rise to power of the Nazis. Tel Aviv has the largest number of buildings in the Bauhaus/International Style of any city in the world. Preservation, documentation, and exhibitions have brought attention to Tel Aviv's collection of 1930s architecture. In 2003, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed Tel Aviv's White City a World Cultural Heritage site, as "an outstanding example of new town planning and architecture in the early 20th century."[1] The citation recognized the unique adaptation of modern international architectural trends to the cultural, climatic, and local traditions of the city. Bauhaus Center Tel Aviv organizes regular architectural tours of the city.
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Official name | White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement |
Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
Reference | 1096 |
Inscription | 2003 (27th Session) |
Area | 140.4 ha (347 acres) |
Buffer zone | 197 ha (490 acres) |
Coordinates | 32°04′N 34°47′E |