UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the White City of Tel Aviv)

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UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the White City of Tel Aviv) is a designated area in Tel Aviv recognized for its outstanding collection of early 20th-century modernist and Bauhaus-style architecture that reflects the city's unique urban and cultural development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
associatedWithMovement Bauhaus school influence
Modern architecture
surface form: Modern Movement in architecture
containsArchitecturalStyle Bauhaus
International Style
Modernist architecture
country Israel
surface form: State of Israel
designAdaptationFeature narrow windows and balconies for climate adaptation
pilotis and flat roofs
shaded streets and gardens
governedBy Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality
hasBuildingMaterial reinforced concrete
hasConservationStatus protected urban conservation area
hasLanguageContext Arabic
English
Hebrew
hasManagementPlan World Heritage site management and conservation plan for the White City of Tel Aviv
hasSignificance major example of the Modern Movement in architecture
symbol of the development of a new Jewish city in the early 20th century
hasSignificantPeriod 1930s
early 20th century
heritageCriteria World Heritage cultural criteria (ii)
World Heritage cultural criteria (iv)
heritageDesignationBy UNESCO
includesArea Bialik Square area
Dizengoff Square
surface form: Dizengoff Square area

Rothschild Boulevard
surface form: Rothschild Boulevard area

central Tel Aviv
inscriptionYear 2003
locatedIn Israel
Tel Aviv
numberOfBuildings over 4000 modernist buildings (approximate, including wider White City)
officialName Tel Aviv modernist residential buildings
surface form: White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement
partOf Tel Aviv
surface form: White City of Tel Aviv
protectionInstrument local conservation regulations of Tel Aviv
recognizedFor adaptation of modernist architecture to local conditions
coherent ensemble of Bauhaus-inspired architecture
outstanding collection of modernist buildings
reflects cultural development of Tel Aviv
modernist town-planning principles
urban development of Tel Aviv
region UNESCO European Region states
surface form: UNESCO Europe and North America region
tourismAttraction major cultural tourism destination in Tel Aviv
urbanPlanningInfluence Patrick Geddes master plan for Tel Aviv
worldHeritageId 1096

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Rothschild Boulevard heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the White City of Tel Aviv)
Tel Aviv modernist residential buildings formsCoreOf UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the White City of Tel Aviv)
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site White City of Tel Aviv