The White City
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The White City is the central area of Tel Aviv renowned for its large collection of Bauhaus and International Style buildings, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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architectural ensemble ⓘ urban area ⓘ |
| city | Tel Aviv ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Bauhaus
ⓘ
International Style ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
commercial buildings
ⓘ
public buildings ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected urban conservation area ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ben Gurion Boulevard
ⓘ
surface form:
Ben-Gurion Boulevard area
Dizengoff Square ⓘ
surface form:
Bialik Square area
Dizengoff Square ⓘ
surface form:
Dizengoff Square area
Rothschild Boulevard ⓘ
surface form:
Rothschild Boulevard area
|
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bauhaus school of design
ⓘ
surface form:
Bauhaus School
European modernist architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large collection of Bauhaus buildings
ⓘ
large collection of International Style buildings ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalSignage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Israel
ⓘ
Tel Aviv ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Israel Standard Time ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of modernist architecture to local climate
ⓘ
balconies and flat roofs ⓘ pilotis and ribbon windows ⓘ white and light-colored facades ⓘ |
| officialNameAsInscribed |
Tel Aviv modernist residential buildings
ⓘ
surface form:
The White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement
|
| partOf |
Tel Aviv
NERFINISHED
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modernist urban planning of Tel Aviv ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| region |
Mediterranean Sea coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean coast of Israel
|
| significantPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
criterion ii
ⓘ
criterion iv ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1096 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed | 2003 ⓘ |