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Yaakov Rechter
Yaakov Rechter (14 June 1924 – 26 February 2001) ( he, יעקב רכטר) was an Israeli architect and an Israel Prize recipient. Biography Yaakov Rechter was born to Paula Singer and the architect Zeev Rechter on 14 June 1924 in Tel Aviv. He grew up in his father's house which was used as a culture center in Tel Aviv. He studied architecture at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa. In 1952 he joined his father's office of architects. Rechter was married twice, to Sara Shafir and to the actress Hana Maron. He is the father of five children: the musician and composer Yoni Rechter, the philosopher Ophra Rechter, the Illustrator Michal Loit, the architect Amnon Rechter and the actress Dafna Rechter. Notable buildings Public buildings * Charles Bronfman Auditorium, Tel Aviv, 1957 * Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, 1952-1959Herzliya Museum of Art 1975 *Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, 1994 * Atarim Square, Tel Aviv, 1975 * N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli coastal plain, Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of , it is the Economy of Israel, economic and Technology of Israel, technological center of the country. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second most populous city after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city ahead of West Jerusalem. Tel Aviv is governed by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, headed by Mayor Ron Huldai, and is home to many List of diplomatic missions in Israel, foreign embassies. It is a Global city, beta+ world city and is ranked 57th in the 2022 Global Financial Centres Index. Tel Aviv has the List of cities by GDP, third- or fourth-largest e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atarim Square
Atarim Square (also Namir Square) is a complex of buildings and a public square in Tel Aviv, Israel, designed by architect Yaakov Rechter. It is an example of brutalism, Brutalist architecture in Israel. The complex is located near the beach in Tel Aviv over Eliezer Peri Street and is connected to the Tel Aviv promenade, promenade, to Sderot Ben-Gurion (Ben-Gurion Boulevard) and Hayarkon Street. West of the square is the Gordon Pool. History Before the construction of the square, the neighborhood consisted of shacks and shanties. It was established as a temporary residence to Jewish refugees, forced to flee from Jaffa during the Jaffa riots of 1921 and for new immigrants. The beach neighborhood was subject to frequent winter flooding and high winds. In the 1950s, evacuation of the neighborhood began. In the 1960s, the Tel Aviv municipality decided to develop the city's northern beaches, and to build modern hotels along the coast. It was decided to develop the square as a tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn is an American chain of hotels based in Atlanta, Georgia. and a brand of IHG Hotels & Resorts. The chain was founded in 1952 by Kemmons Wilson, who opened the first location in Memphis, Tennessee that year. The chain was a division of Bass Brewery from 1988-2000, Six Continents from 2000-03, and IHG Hotels & Resorts since 2003. It operates hotels under the names Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, and Holiday Inn Resorts. As of 2018, Holiday Inn operates more than 1,100 locations. History 1950s–1970s Kemmons Wilson, a resident of Memphis, Tennessee, was inspired to build a motel after being disappointed by the poor quality of roadside accommodations during a family road trip to Washington, D.C. During construction, the name "Holiday Inn" was coined by Wilson's architect Eddie Bluestein as a joking reference to the 1942 musical film ''Holiday Inn''. Their first hotel/motel opened in August 1952 as "Holiday Inn Hotel Courts" at 4941 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inbal Jerusalem Hotel
The Inbal Jerusalem Hotel ( he, מלון ענבל) is a luxury 5 Star hotel in the Talbiya neighborhood of Jerusalem. History Originally known as the Laromme, the hotel was designed by architect Yaakov Rechter. It opened in 1982 on a tract of land adjacent to Liberty Bell Park owned by one of the churches in Jerusalem and leased by the Jerusalem Municipality. The original plan was to build a 20-story hotel, but neighborhood protests led to a low-rise design. Notable guests Notable guests include Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Henry Kissinger, George Mitchell, Condoleezza Rice, Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet politician who served as the 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to dissolution of the Soviet Union, the country's dissolution in 1991. He served a ..., Madeleine Albright and Dennis B. Ross. See also *Architecture of Israel References {{Commons Hotels in Jerusalem Hotel buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
