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'''Dizengoff Square''' ({{lang-he-n|כיכר דיזנגוף, כִּכָּר דִיזֶנְגוֹף}}, ''Kikar Dizengof'', fully '''Zina Dizengoff Square''', {{lang-he-n|כִּכָּר צִינָה דִיזֶנְגוֹף}}, ''Kikar Tzina Dizengof'') is |
'''Dizengoff Square''' ({{lang-he-n|כיכר דיזנגוף, כִּכָּר דִיזֶנְגוֹף}}, ''Kikar Dizengof'', fully '''Zina Dizengoff Square''', {{lang-he-n|כִּכָּר צִינָה דִיזֶנְגוֹף}}, ''Kikar Tzina Dizengof'') is an iconic<ref name="HAAR">[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/893760.html Architect vows to fight municipal plan to raze iconic Dizengoff Square], [[Haaretz]], Yigal Hai, August 15, 2007</ref> [[public square]] in [[Tel Aviv]], on the corner of [[Dizengoff Street]], Reines Street and Pinsker Street. |
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It is a circular plaza and has been a focal point of Tel Aviv since its establishment in the 1930s,<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1417626/Dizengoff-Street Dizengoff Street at Enyclopaedia Britanica]</ref> its location in the very heart of Tel Aviv being one of the reasons.<ref name="Frommers"/> Dizengoff Square is named for Zina (''Tzina''), the wife of [[Tel Aviv]]'s first mayor, [[Meir Dizengoff]]. |
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It is located 300 [[meter]]s from the [[Dizengoff Center]] along Dizengoff Street. The original square was inaugurated in 1938.<ref name="HAAR"/> Its original 1930s design was called "the [[Place de l'Étoile|Étoile]] of Tel Aviv" due to the form of the square - a roundabout at the meeting of six streets. |
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| ⚫ | In 1978, however, under a plan by architect [[Tsvi Lissar]], of Lissar Architects and City Planners<ref>[https://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages/ShArtStEngPE.jhtml?itemNo=959967&contrassID=2&subContrassID=20&title='Squares%20in%20a%20round%20hole%20'&dyn_server=172.20.5.5 Squares in a round hole], [[Haaretz]], Shani Shiloh</ref> it was elevated in an effort to ease congestion in the area.<ref name="HAAR"/> The square was rebuilt using an entirely different design: the square was covered with an elevated pedestrian plaza above Dizengoff Street, Pinsker Street and Reines Street.<ref name="Frommers">[http://www.frommers.com/destinations/telaviv/0089024195.html Frommers]</ref> The pedestrian area is elevated, connected by [[Inclined plane|ramps]] to the adjacent sidewalks and to the pedestrian areas of Ben Ami and Zamenhoff streets, while traffic uses the lower level. There are proposals however to return Dizengoff Square to its original state in order to restore its popularity.<ref name="Frommers" /> |
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The current fountain, a landmark of the square, was completed in 1986 by [[Israeli]] sculptor [[Yaacov Agam]] and is located in the center of the elevated plaza. |
The current fountain, a landmark of the square, was completed in 1986 by [[Israeli]] sculptor [[Yaacov Agam]] and is located in the center of the elevated plaza. |
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Revision as of 23:27, 18 December 2008
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Dizengoff Square (Template:Lang-he-n, Kikar Dizengof, fully Zina Dizengoff Square, Template:Lang-he-n, Kikar Tzina Dizengof) is an iconic[1] public square in Tel Aviv, on the corner of Dizengoff Street, Reines Street and Pinsker Street.
It is a circular plaza and has been a focal point of Tel Aviv since its establishment in the 1930s,[2] its location in the very heart of Tel Aviv being one of the reasons.[3] Dizengoff Square is named for Zina (Tzina), the wife of Tel Aviv's first mayor, Meir Dizengoff.
It is located 300 meters from the Dizengoff Center along Dizengoff Street. The original square was inaugurated in 1938.[1] Its original 1930s design was called "the Étoile of Tel Aviv" due to the form of the square - a roundabout at the meeting of six streets. In 1978, however, under a plan by architect Tsvi Lissar, of Lissar Architects and City Planners[4] it was elevated in an effort to ease congestion in the area.[1] The square was rebuilt using an entirely different design: the square was covered with an elevated pedestrian plaza above Dizengoff Street, Pinsker Street and Reines Street.[3] The pedestrian area is elevated, connected by ramps to the adjacent sidewalks and to the pedestrian areas of Ben Ami and Zamenhoff streets, while traffic uses the lower level. There are proposals however to return Dizengoff Square to its original state in order to restore its popularity.[3]
The current fountain, a landmark of the square, was completed in 1986 by Israeli sculptor Yaacov Agam and is located in the center of the elevated plaza.
References
- ^ a b c Architect vows to fight municipal plan to raze iconic Dizengoff Square, Haaretz, Yigal Hai, August 15, 2007
- ^ Dizengoff Street at Enyclopaedia Britanica
- ^ a b c Frommers
- ^ Squares in a round hole, Haaretz, Shani Shiloh
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