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116 is a vital stage in turning that space into a defined place within the human environment . Droyanov named the hill Bialik Hill, however this was not the official name but rather one that combined the topographical aspect of the site with the cultural significance of the place . At the start of the 1920 's what was then known as Bezalel Hill started to develop . This name was also unofficial . The hill was named after Bezalel Yaffe - one of the founders of Chevra Chadasha ) A New Society ( , who purchased the land on which Allenby Street was later built, and who himself owned a plot of land at the top of the hill . Among the plot owners was Chaim Nachman Bialik, who in 1922 decided to build his house in Tel Aviv . The plot he purchased was on top of the hill . A map dated already featured the street as Bialik Street . 1923 Mayor Meir Dizengoff knew Bialik back in Odessa . For him, the residence of Bialik in Tel Aviv was a major contribution to the establishment of the first Hebrew city as the capital of cultural revival . In March of 1924 a festive reception was held in honor of Bialik in Tel Aviv . Addressing Bialik, Ravnitzki wrote : "Instead of the abounding sands you saw while standing on the coast of Yafo, your eyes shall behold a city so new in its beauty, the first Hebrew city ! " 4 Topographical constraints were evident in the planning of the new street . Bialik Street started at Allenby Street and ended in a plaza surrounded by plots which were also marked as part of the street . For those entering from Allenby Street, the stairs descending to the north served as a direct continuation of Bialik Street . The first building on the hill was Rigger House , a single - story house built in 1922 and desi gned by Alexander Levi . 5 In 1924 two additional buildings were constructed around the plaza at the end of Bialik Street . On top of the hill, at the highest point of the local topography, Bialik House was built, planned by Joseph Minor . The entrance to the building was from the street and not the plaza . Skora House was intended to be a hotel and was planned by architect Moshe Cherner and commissioned by American entrepreneur Eliezer Philip Skora . The entrance to the building faced the plaza . Since the building was situated at the end of the line of vision of those coming from Allenby Street, this created the impression that the street led to the building . At the corner of the plaza and Idelson Street, Balder House was built in 1925 . With time the empty plots around the square were replaced by buildings . This was a gradual process which was largely completed by the mid 1930 's . In 1931 Shenkar House was built adjacent to the municipality building . The building served as the family residence of industrialist Arie Shenkar . It was designed by architect Dov Hershkovitz . A stairway leading from the plaza to Dvora Ha - Nevi'aa Street ) later to be named Zalman Shneur Street ( separated Shenkar House from the municipality building . In 1934, Yoshefa House was built in the International style next to the municipality building . The house was designed by architect Shlomo Gepstein . In 1935 opposite Bialik another house was built in the International style . The significance of Bialik Hill to the urban texture of the rapidly developing city, was officially realized in the summer of 1925, when Skora House, originally built as a hotel, became the residence of the Tel Aviv municipality . In 1921 Tel Aviv received the status of "township" . This was a crucial step on the Hebrew City's road to independence ) Tel Aviv was declared a city only in January of 1934 ( . The change in Tel Aviv's municipal status and the impressive growth of its population were also International style, building on the corner of Bialik Square . Entrance to Bialik Square from Bialik Street, Opposite is the first municipal building, on the right the Music Center and Library . The way to Bialik Square from Bialik Street, H . N . Bialik residence on the right corner left ( . )
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פורטוגלי, נילי
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