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In this story, we learn about Tel Aviv's Bauhaus architecture, how it arrived in the city, what makes it distinctive, and why its preservation became a matter of international significance.

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In this story, we learn about Tel Aviv's Bauhaus architecture, how it arrived in the city, what makes it distinctive, and why its preservation became a matter of international significance.

tel תל aviv אביב me'chilah מכילה et את ha'rikuz הריכוז ha'gadol הגדול be'yoter ביותר shel של binyanim בניינים be'signon בסגנון ha'bauhaus הבאוהאוס ba'olam בעולם ‎, uvda עובדה she'maftia שמפתיעה anashim אנשים she'magia'im שמגיעים la'ir לעיר u'metzapim ומצפים le'mashehu למשהו acher אחר le'gamrei לגמרי

Tel Aviv contains the largest concentration of Bauhaus-style buildings in the world, a fact that surprises people who come to the city and expect something completely different.

ha'signon הסגנון higia הגיע la'eretz לארץ be'shnot בשנות ha'shloshim השלושים ‎, ke'she'adrikhalim כשאדריכלים yehudim יהודים she'lamdu שלמדו be'germanya בגרמניה hevi'u הביאו itam איתם et את ikaronot עקרונות ha'bayit הבית ha'bniya הבנייה ha'germani הגרמני ‎, she'lamad שלמד leshamesh לשמש ke'makom כמקום megurim מגורים enoshi אנושי ve'lo ולא ke'hatzhara כהצהרה estetit אסתטית

The style arrived in the country in the 1930s, when Jewish architects who studied in Germany brought with them the principles of German house construction, which was meant to serve as a human dwelling and not as an aesthetic statement.

הַמְּדִינָה נִמְצֵאת בְּמֶרְכַּז הָאָרֶץ וְיֵשׁ בָּהּ הַרְבֵּה מְקוֹמוֹת יָפִים ‎. .

The country is located in the center of the land and has many beautiful places.

בַּבֹּקֶר הָלַכְנוּ לַשּׁוּק הַגָּדוֹל וְקָנִינוּ פֵּרוֹת טְרִיִּים ‎. .

In the morning we went to the big market and bought fresh fruit.

אַחֲרֵי הַצָּהֳרַיִם יָשַׁבְנוּ בַּגִּנָּה וְדִבַּרְנוּ עַל הַחַיִּים ‎. .

In the afternoon we sat in the garden and talked about life.

הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ שָׁקְעָה לְאַט וְהָרוּחַ נָשְׁבָה בְּעַדְנוּת ‎. .

The sun set slowly and the wind blew gently.

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