Bauhaus White City Tel Aviv

Around 4 000 buildings built between the 1930s and israel s establishment in 1948 were constructed in the bauhaus or international style.

Bauhaus white city tel aviv. Tel aviv has approximately 4 000 bauhaus buildings that are collectively known as white city and are recognized by unesco as a world heritage site. The best way to experience the bauhaus world heritage site white city of tel aviv is to join the bauhaus center architectural tour which features a short introductory movie and a map handout. Tel aviv s white city might be a unesco world heritage site but the words boring historic or ageing do not describe it at all. It was constructed from the 1930s to the 1950s and contains a magnificent ensemble of buildings that were designed by architects trained in europe.

Our center specializes in walking tours of tel aviv s white city bauhaus architecture. Join the weekly tour or stop by the bauhaus center to pick up an audioguide during regular opening hours. المدينة البيضاء al madinah al baydha a refers to a collection of over 4 000 buildings built in a unique form of the international style in tel aviv from the 1930s with a strong bauhaus component by jewish architects from germany and other central and east european countries with german cultural. In the past 20 years ten thousands of people have enjoyed our tours.

Incidentally the same year tel aviv celebrates its 110th anniversary. העיר הלבנה ha ir ha levana. Tel aviv white city bauhaus tour. Bauhaus see 446 traveler reviews 478 candid photos and great deals for tel aviv israel at tripadvisor.

Our white city tour is a true classic and a must for every visitor. The white city of tel aviv is the world s largest collection of international or bauhaus style buildings. The white city hebrew. With their eye catching asymmetry long and thin stairwell windows and curved balconies they epitomise an architectural style characterised by functionality.

White city in downtown tel aviv is the largest grouping of bauhaus style buildings in the world due to the sad turns of history. Since being designated one of the first modern unesco world heritage sites in the world in 2003 restoration of these buildings constructed by german. Though the movement originated in germany a wave of european immigrant settlers in the 1930s including bauhaus graduates arieh sharon shmuel mistechkin and shlomo bernstein brought bauhaus to tel aviv a city that was then in its infancy. Licensed guides and experts will lead you to explore the city s most worthy gems.