Rothschild Boulevard
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Rothschild Boulevard (Hebrew: שְׂדֵרוֹת רוטשילד, Sderot Rothschild) is located in Tel Aviv, Israel, running from Neve Tzedek at its southwestern edge to Habima Theatre at its northern edge. It is one of the busiest and most expensive streets in the city.[1]
[edit] History
Rothschild Boulevard, which was built in 1910, was initially called Rehov HaAm, lit. "Street of the people." Later, the residents requested it to be renamed in honor of Baron Edmond James de Rothschild.[2]
Israel's Declaration of Independence was signed at Independence Hall on Rothschild Boulevard. Many of the historic buildings are built in the Bauhaus or International style, forming part of the White City of Tel Aviv, a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site. The 1925 Lederberg house, at the intersection of Allenby Street features a series of large ceramic murals designed by Ze'ev Raban a member of the Bezalel school. The four murals show a Jewish pioneer sowing and harvesting, a shepherd and Jerusalem, with a verse from Jeremiah 31:4, "Again I will rebuild thee and thous shalt be rebuilt."[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Mirovsky, Arik. "For a prestigious address, nothing beats Rothschild". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/758201.html. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
- ^ Rothschild Boulevard history
- ^ Beit Bialik, in Batya Carmiel, Tiles Adorned City; Bezalel ceramics on Tel Aviv Houses, 1923-1929, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, 1996, Hebrew with some English
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Coordinates: 32°3′55.87″N 34°46′37.3″E / 32.0655194°N 34.777028°E
