White City

buildings, Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel

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The White City is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel, recognized for its unique concentration of about 4,000 buildings designed in the International Style, heavily influenced by the Bauhaus school. Constructed between the early 1930s and late 1940s by European-trained architects, its simple, functional style was adapted to the local culture and climate. This architectural ensemble represents a significant heritage from the 1930s and 1940s and is considered the largest collection of such buildings globally.12

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The White City, as about 4,000 such buildings are collectively known, was constructed in Tel Aviv by European-trained architects between the early 1930s and the late ’40s and was based on the urban plan of Scottish sociologist Sir Patrick Geddes. The White City’s simple, functional style…
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The White City, as about 4,000 such buildings are collectively known, was constructed in Tel Aviv by European-trained architects between the early 1930s and the late ’40s and was based on the urban plan of Scottish sociologist Sir Patrick Geddes. The White City’s simple, functional style…
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