Dizengoff Square
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Dizengoff Square (Template:Lang-he-n, Kikar Dizengof, fully Zina Dizengoff Square, Template:Lang-he-n, Kikar Tzina Dizengof) is a 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,[1] its location in the very heart of Tel Aviv being one of the reasons.[2]
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. 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. The square was rebuilt in the 1970s using an entirely different design: the square was covered with an elevated pedestrian plaza above Dizengoff Street, Pinsker Street and Reines Street.[2] 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.[2]
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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