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HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS ALBUM OF ISRAEL’S OLD CITY OF JAFFA. Farkash Gallery Publish 2015. TEL AVIV, ONCE UPON A TIME, HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS ALBUM OF THE FIRST HEBREW CITY. Farkash Gallery Publish 2015. HAIM BSERET The album of Israeli cinema 1913 To 2014. Farkash Gallery Publish 2016
The official goal was to commemorate the silver jubilee of the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, however, the local community had a lot to gain, as Jaffa was going through a rapid process of modernisation and urbanisation, and the building of the clock tower helped develop the vibrant and well-functioning centre of town alongside the ...
The Old City was damaged by the Napoleonic wars and an earthquake in 1837. [1] When the wall of Jaffa, which was rebuilt in the early 19th century, was dismantled between 1878 and 1888 to allow expansion, both the city and the centres of government shifted eastwards, though the Old City remained the cultural center of the city.
Aerial view of old Jaffa Aerial view of old Jaffa and port with Tel Aviv behind. Jaffa (Hebrew: יָפוֹ, romanized: Yāfō, pronounced ⓘ; Arabic: يَافَا, romanized: Yāfā, pronounced), also called Japho, Joppa or Joppe in English, is an ancient Levantine port city which is part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, located in its southern part.
Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa. With its tall, brick façade and towering bell tower, St. Peter's Church is the single largest and most distinctive building in Old Jaffa. The interior of the church is reminiscent of cathedrals in Europe, with a high vaulted ceiling, stained glass, and marble walls.
The Israel Architecture Archive (IAA) is the archive collection in Tel Aviv, Israel that documents Israeli architectural culture and practice. [1] Since its establishment in 1995, the IAA has become a unique database on planning and building in Palestine and Israel from the late 19th century to the present.
Located in Old Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel, near the harbour and facing the Mediterranean, the monastery consists of a large multi-story complex that includes an Armenian church and living quarters. The monastery is under the jurisdiction of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem , which rents out parts of the complex for residential and commercial ...
The Mahmoudiya Mosque used to occupy the northeast corner of Old Jaffa. In the middle of the 19th century, the walls of Jaffa were gradually dismantled thus allowing for another major addition to the mosque to be made. Around the turn of the 20th century, the center of government moved to the east of the mosque, just outside the ancient walls.