The Great Synagogue on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv will be rehabilitated and renovated
The Great Synagogue will be renovated
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Imaging: Courtesy of the Tel Aviv Foundation.
Architect: Uri Padan
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One of the most beautiful and spectacular buildings in Tel Aviv is being renovated: the Great Synagogue on Allenby Street will be rehabilitated and renovated.
The Tel Aviv Foundation has announced that the gift is possible thanks to a donation from the Patrick Foundation and Lina Drahi in the amount of NIS 20 million.
The Tel Aviv Municipality will invest a similar amount.
Architect Uri Padan, who specializes in the preservation of historic buildings, will lead the renovation of the project.
The renovation is expected to begin in about a year and a half.
And the synagogue will reopen to the public in 2025.
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The project will restore the building to its original appearance from the 1920s.
The dome of the rock adorning the head of the synagogue will be exposed, three of the four colonies surrounding it will be destroyed and a new visitor center will be established.
It should be emphasized that the purpose of the program, promoted by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, includes, in addition to renovating the synagogue building, also turning the synagogue square into an open urban square for public use in the existing parking lot, while respecting the synagogue and its surroundings.
As early as 1909, the idea of establishing the first synagogue in Tel Aviv was used, but its construction was not completed until 1930.
The appearance and character of the synagogue have been influenced by a variety of styles over the years each of which reflects the stages of construction and perception that characterized that period, from oriental style to modern style.
In its early years, the place was a gathering hall and a cultural center for the residents of young Tel Aviv.
After the establishment of the state and with the growth of Tel Aviv, the building lost its centrality and became an almost abandoned building.
During the 1960s, the building was renovated by architects Abba Elhanani and Nissan Canaan to try to give it a more modern look.
Dr. Hela Oren, CEO of the Tel Aviv Foundation: "As we always do, this time too the municipality will double the donation. The first Hebrew city. "
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