Rothschild Boulevard
thoroughfare in Tel Aviv, Israel
Rothschild Boulevard (Hebrew: שְׂדֵרוֹת רוֹטְשִׁילְד, Sderot Rotshild) is one of the principal streets in the center of Tel Aviv, Israel, beginning in Neve Tzedek at its southeastern edge and running north to Habima Theatre. It is one of the most expensive streets in the city, being among one of its main tourist attractions. It features a wide, central strip lined with Ficus trees, as well as pedestrian and bike lanes.
History
Rothschild Boulevard is one of the oldest streets in Tel Aviv; soon after its creation, residents requested it to be renamed in honor of Baron Edmond James de Rothschild, a strong supporter of Jewish settlement in Palestine. One house, on the corner of Rothschild Boulevard and Herzl Street, was built in 1909, by the Eliavson family, one of Tel Aviv's sixty founding families. In 2007, the building was purchased and restored by the French Institute.Israel's Declaration of Independence was signed at Independence Hall on Rothschild Boulevard. The building use to be the home of Meir Dizengoff, the first mayor of Tel Aviv. It also housed the Tel Aviv museum of art before the museum moved to Helene Rubenstein hall in HaBima. 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 with Allenby Street features a series of large ceramic murals designed by Ze'ev Raban, a member of the Bezalel school.
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