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Rothschild Boulevard (Sderot Rothschild) is a boulevard
Boulevard

Boulevard has several generally accepted meanings. It was first introduced in the French language in 1435 as boloard and has since been altered into boulevard....
 in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
, Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
, built in 1910. It runs from Neve Tzedek
Neve Tzedek

Neve Tzedek is a neighbourhood in southwestern Tel Aviv, Israel. It was the first Judaism neighbourhood to be built outside the walls of the ancient port of Jaffa....
 at its southwestern edge to Habima Theatre at its northern edge.

The boulevard is named for Baron
Baron

Baron is a specific title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English language beorn meaning "nobleman."...
 Edmond James de Rothschild
Edmond James de Rothschild

Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a France member of the Rothschild family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his genorous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years which helped lead to the establishment of the Israel....
, and was the first major thoroughfare in the city. Israel's Declaration of Independence was signed at Independence Hall, a building on Rothschild boulevard. Many of its historic buildings are built in the Bauhaus
Bauhaus

' is the common term for the ', a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught....
 or International
International style

International style may refer to:*International style , the early 20th century modern movement in architecture*International style , the International style in medieval art...
 style, making it part of the White City of Tel Aviv, a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
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Rothschild Boulevard (Sderot Rothschild) is a boulevard
Boulevard

Boulevard has several generally accepted meanings. It was first introduced in the French language in 1435 as boloard and has since been altered into boulevard....
 in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
, Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
, built in 1910. It runs from Neve Tzedek
Neve Tzedek

Neve Tzedek is a neighbourhood in southwestern Tel Aviv, Israel. It was the first Judaism neighbourhood to be built outside the walls of the ancient port of Jaffa....
 at its southwestern edge to Habima Theatre at its northern edge.

The boulevard is named for Baron
Baron

Baron is a specific title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English language beorn meaning "nobleman."...
 Edmond James de Rothschild
Edmond James de Rothschild

Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a France member of the Rothschild family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his genorous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years which helped lead to the establishment of the Israel....
, and was the first major thoroughfare in the city. Israel's Declaration of Independence was signed at Independence Hall, a building on Rothschild boulevard. Many of its historic buildings are built in the Bauhaus
Bauhaus

' is the common term for the ', a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught....
 or International
International style

International style may refer to:*International style , the early 20th century modern movement in architecture*International style , the International style in medieval art...
 style, making it part of the White City of Tel Aviv, a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
. It is considered one of the most expensive streets in the city.

New skyscraper
Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building. There is no official definition nor height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper....
s on Rothschild include the First International Bank Tower
First International Bank Tower

The First International Bank Tower is a skyscraper located on historic Rothschild Boulevard in the White City area of Tel Aviv, Israel and is currently under construction....
 and Bank Discount Tower
Bank Discount Tower

The Bank Discount Tower is a skyscraper located on Theodor Herzl in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is the headquarters of the Israel Discount Bank. Completed in 2006, three years after construction began in 2003, the tower has 30 floors, 7 basement floors, and is 130 meters in height....
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