Shalom Meir Tower
| Shalom Meir Tower | |
|---|---|
מגדל שלום מאיר | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Government, Commercial, Residential |
| Location |  Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Construction started | 1963 |
| Opening | 1965 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 120 to 130 m (390 to 430 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 34 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Yitzhak Pearlstein, Gideon Ziv, Meir Levy |
Shalom Meir Tower (Template:Lang-he, Migdal Shalom Meir; commonly known as Migdal Shalom, Template:Lang-he) is an office tower in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was Israel's first skyscraper. When its construction was completed in 1965, it was the tallest building in the Middle East and rivaled the tallest buildings in Europe in height.
History
Migdal Shalom has 34 floors and stands at a height of 120–130 m.[1][2]
50,000 cubic meters of concrete, 4,000 tons of steel, 35 kilometers of water pipes, and 500 kilometres of wiring were used in the tower.
The building has a cream hue tile facade which was created especially for the tower and was manufactured in Italy. The retail promenade features a mosaic mural wall by the Israeli artist Nachum Gutman.[3]
A subway station was built under the tower block but rails were never laid and the station remains empty and disconnected from any rail system.[4]
The tower was built on the site of the Herzliya Hebrew High School. The school's architecturally and historically significant structure was razed and the school relocated in order to build the tower in 1962. This decision was later regretted[by whom?].
See also
References
- ^ http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=104855
- ^ http://jpress.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=DAV/1965/07/09&EntityId=Ar01000&ViewMode=HTML Template:He icon
- ^ http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/2007/02/17/israel-may-1995-tel-aviv-mosaic-mural/
- ^ "Tel Aviv Light Rail Metro, Israel". Retrieved 23 December 2013.
External links
- Lappin, Yaakov (November 17, 2010). "Large Fire Breaks Out in Tel Aviv's Shalom Tower". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2010-11-19.