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The worst show in town

Habima in the good, old days

Habima in the good, old days

A very good commentary I did find in Ha’aretz, November the 6th: “The worst show in town” about the ‘rape’ (so called restoration) of our national theater building Habima by the (so called) architect Ram Karmi.

The editor of Ha’aretz wrote,e.g: “When every city resident wanting to expand a window or close off a balcony must go trough the purgatory of municipal red tape, it is puzzling that such brutal, environment-altering structure could have emerged (an enormous block of concrete, sealed by walls, rising like a dam along the street) in such an attractive part of central Tel-Aviv…”

Habima in July, 2009 / © Tel Aviv Fever

Habima in July, 2009 / © Tel Aviv Fever

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One Response to "The worst show in town"

  1. Aaah- refreshing to find a site where there is talk about what is going on in the streets and old sites of Tel Aviv.
    I was shocked beyond words when I came back to Tel Aviv and saw what they have done to Yafo. Those terrible appartments on the beachfront ruined this ancient city!

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