Shalom Meir Tower (Hebrew: מגדל שלום מאיר, Migdal Shalom Meir; commonly known as Migdal Shalom, Hebrew: מגדל שלום) is an office tower in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is Israel's first skyscraper.
Shalom Meir Tower was designed by architects Yitzhak Pearlstein, Gideon Ziv, and Meir Levy. Migdal Shalom has 34 floors and stands at a height of 142 metres (466 ft).[1][2]
50,000 cubic meters of concrete, 4,000 tons of steel, 35 km of water pipes, and 500 km of wiring were used in the tower.
When its construction was completed in 1965, it was the tallest building in the Middle East, as well as the tallest in Asia, and rivaled the tallest buildings in Europe in height. It was the last building in Western Asia to be the tallest building in Asia until the Burj Khalifa in Dubai was completed in 2010.
Historyedit
Migdal Shalom under construction, July 1964Shalom Tower under construction, April 1965
The tower was built on the site of the Herzliya Hebrew High School, better known as Herzliya Gymnasium. The school's architecturally and historically significant structure was razed and the school relocated in order to build the tower in 1962. This decision was later regretted and the contour of the Herzliya Gymnasium became the emblem of the Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites (SPIHS).[3]
Construction was carried out by the Meir Brothers, Moshe, Mordechai and Menachem Meir, who named it after their father, Reb Shalom-Shachna Meir, born in Sanok in Galicia.[4] Shalom-Shachna Meir married the daughter of a rich manufacturer from the Romanian region of Moldova, where he lived until 1920, becoming a successful businessman as well as a leader of the local Zionists.[4] In 1920 he emigrated to Palestine where he became an important public figure in the early years of Tel Aviv, a member of the town's first city council, and one of the founders of Ramat Gan.[4]
The building has a cream hue tile facade which was created especially for the tower and was manufactured in Italy. A subway station was built under the tower block, but rails were never laid and the station remains empty and disconnected from any rail system.[5]
Artwork and exhibitsedit
The ground-floor retail promenade features a mosaicmural by the Israeli artist Nachum Gutman[6][7] facing another one by David Sharir.[8] The Shalom Tower now houses the Tel Aviv Center comprising a number of permanent and temporary exhibitions dedicated to the beginnings and development of Tel Aviv.[9]
Shalom Tower Galleries official website, English page [dead link]
Lappin, Yaakov (November 17, 2010). "Large Fire Breaks Out in Tel Aviv's Shalom Tower". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
April 11, 2024
shalom, meir, tower, hebrew, מגדל, שלום, מאיר, migdal, shalom, meir, commonly, known, migdal, shalom, hebrew, מגדל, שלום, office, tower, aviv, israel, israel, first, skyscraper, מגדל, שלום, מאירgeneral, informationstatuscompletedtypegovernment, commercial, res. Shalom Meir Tower Hebrew מגדל שלום מאיר Migdal Shalom Meir commonly known as Migdal Shalom Hebrew מגדל שלום is an office tower in Tel Aviv Israel It is Israel s first skyscraper Shalom Meir Towerמגדל שלום מאירGeneral informationStatusCompletedTypeGovernment Commercial ResidentialLocationTel Aviv IsraelCoordinates32 3 50 47 N 34 46 11 18 E 32 0640194 N 34 7697722 E 32 0640194 34 7697722Construction started1963Opening1965HeightRoof142 metres 466 ft Technical detailsFloor count34Design and constructionArchitect s Yitzhak Pearlstein Gideon Ziv Meir LevyStructural engineerEliezer Dushnitzky Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Artwork and exhibits 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOverview editShalom Meir Tower was designed by architects Yitzhak Pearlstein Gideon Ziv and Meir Levy Migdal Shalom has 34 floors and stands at a height of 142 metres 466 ft 1 2 50 000 cubic meters of concrete 4 000 tons of steel 35 km of water pipes and 500 km of wiring were used in the tower When its construction was completed in 1965 it was the tallest building in the Middle East as well as the tallest in Asia and rivaled the tallest buildings in Europe in height It was the last building in Western Asia to be the tallest building in Asia until the Burj Khalifa in Dubai was completed in 2010 History edit nbsp Migdal Shalom under construction July 1964 nbsp Shalom Tower under construction April 1965The tower was built on the site of the Herzliya Hebrew High School better known as Herzliya Gymnasium The school s architecturally and historically significant structure was razed and the school relocated in order to build the tower in 1962 This decision was later regretted and the contour of the Herzliya Gymnasium became the emblem of the Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites SPIHS 3 Construction was carried out by the Meir Brothers Moshe Mordechai and Menachem Meir who named it after their father Reb Shalom Shachna Meir born in Sanok in Galicia 4 Shalom Shachna Meir married the daughter of a rich manufacturer from the Romanian region of Moldova where he lived until 1920 becoming a successful businessman as well as a leader of the local Zionists 4 In 1920 he emigrated to Palestine where he became an important public figure in the early years of Tel Aviv a member of the town s first city council and one of the founders of Ramat Gan 4 The building has a cream hue tile facade which was created especially for the tower and was manufactured in Italy A subway station was built under the tower block but rails were never laid and the station remains empty and disconnected from any rail system 5 Artwork and exhibits editThe ground floor retail promenade features a mosaic mural by the Israeli artist Nachum Gutman 6 7 facing another one by David Sharir 8 The Shalom Tower now houses the Tel Aviv Center comprising a number of permanent and temporary exhibitions dedicated to the beginnings and development of Tel Aviv 9 See also editList of tallest buildings in Israel Architecture in Israel Economy of IsraelReferences edit Shalom Mayer Tower Tel Aviv Yaffo 104855 Emporis Archived from the original on April 26 2004 Retrieved 2022 05 02 http jpress org il Default Scripting ArticleWin TAU asp From Archive amp Skin TAUHe amp BaseHref DAV 1965 07 09 amp EntityId Ar01000 amp ViewMode HTML in Hebrew What to see on Herzl Street birthplace of the first modern Jewish city a b c Ascher Bit Reb Shalom Shachna Meir of blessed memory translated by Jerrold Landau On JewishGen org accessed 4 April 2016 1 Tel Aviv Light Rail Metro Israel Retrieved 23 December 2013 Shalom Tower Galleries Nahum Gutman s Mosaic Wall Mosaic Mural Mosaic Artist Nahum Gutman Shalom Tower Tel Aviv Israel 17 February 2007 Shalom Tower Galleries David Sharir s Mosaic Wall Shalom Tower website Discover Tel Aviv CenterExternal links editShalom Tower Galleries official website English page dead link Lappin Yaakov November 17 2010 Large Fire Breaks Out in Tel Aviv s Shalom Tower The Jerusalem Post Retrieved 2010 11 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shalom Meir Tower amp oldid 1185528660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
