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Vibrant Israel - Architecture |
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VIBRANT ISRAEL | |
| ZIONISM | ARCHEOLOGY | HERITAGE | JERUSALEM | LAND | RELIGION | SURVIVAL | HEBREW | ARCHITECTURE | AGRICULTURE | SCIENCE | EDUCATION | ARTS | TOURISM | LEISURE | ALIYA | FACES | PEACE |
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| Civilizations that have passed through this corner of the world have left their mark on local architecture. As a result of the different influences, Israel's cities often comprise a mixture of styles and periods: structures surviving from past millennia, solid edifices inspired by the renowned architects of pre-World War II Europe, apartment blocks hastily constructed to house new immigrants in the early years of the state, carefully planned residential neighborhoods, high-rise concrete and glass office
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| buildings, and luxury hotels built in the last two decades. Modern-day architects have tried to create an Israeli style which blends East and West, as well as past, present and future. Their use of new materials in imaginative ways can be seen in numerous public buildings such as universities and museums, as well as in structures for private and commercial enterprises.
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