page_title: Beit Levin
hierarchical_section_title: Beit Levin
caption_attribution_description: עברית: בית השגרירות הרוסית הוא מבנה היסטורי הממוקם בשדרות רוטשילד מספר 46, פינת רחוב שד"ל בתל אביב, והוא אחד מבנייניה הנודעים של העיר. הבניין מתאפיין באדריכלות של הסגנון האקלקטי הייחודי ללב תל אביב. הבית תוכנן ב־1924 על ידי האדריכל יהודה מגידוביץ', עבור משפחת לוין האמידה. הוא משופע בקישוטים וסמלים ברוח הסגנון הרומנטי, ובחזיתו פגודה. עם השנים החליף הבניין בעלים, ואחרי הקמת המדינה שכנה בו צירות ברית המועצות. ב־9 בפברואר 1953, בשעות הערב, בוצע בו הפיגוע בצירות הסובייטית שבעקבותיה ניתקה ברית המועצות את יחסיה הדיפלומטיים עם מדינת ישראל. היחסים חודשו רק לאחר מות סטלין ביולי 1953. הסגנון העיצובי אקלקטי. המעקות מעוצבים כחנוכייה, ואת החלונות מעטרים עמודים קורינתיים. על החזיתות משובצים אריחי קרמיקה צבעוניים האריחים מציגים נופים מארץ ישראל וסיפורים מן התנ"ך. בחזית הפונה לאלנבי – ציור העיר ירושלים, וכן ציון שם בעלי הבית. This is a photo of a place that is recognized as a heritage site by The Council for Conservation of Heritage Sites in Israel. The site's ID in Wiki Loves Monuments photographic competition is 3-5000-108
context_page_description: The Levine House, in Hebrew "Beit Levin", "Levin House" - Tel Avivians gave it the nickname "the Castle" and later called it Russian Embassy House - is a historic building located at 46 Rothschild Boulevard on the corner of Shadal Street in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is one of the city's most well-known buildings.
  Levine House is an eclectic building with some neoclassical influences, which is unique in central Tel Aviv. The building was designed in 1924 by architect Yehuda Magidovitch for a wealthy customer, Zvi Yaacov Levine and his family, and is inspired by the late 19th century Italian vacation homes, a distinctive pointy-roofed tower.
  One of the more striking elements of the building is its pointy-roofed tower. During the building's rehabilitation, the crew discovered that the three parts of the tower could be opened by using a special mechanism, and create an opening over the staircase. The mechanism enabled furniture to be moved into the building. It may also have been used by the religiously observant Levine family to create a succah during the Feast of the Tabernacles.
context_section_description: The Levine House, in Hebrew "Beit Levin", "Levin House" - Tel Avivians gave it the nickname "the Castle" and later called it Russian Embassy House - is a historic building located at 46 Rothschild Boulevard on the corner of Shadal Street in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is one of the city's most well-known buildings. 
  Levine House is an eclectic building with some neoclassical influences, which is unique in central Tel Aviv. The building was designed in 1924 by architect Yehuda Magidovitch for a wealthy customer, Zvi Yaacov Levine and his family, and is inspired by the late 19th century Italian vacation homes, a distinctive pointy-roofed tower.
  One of the more striking elements of the building is its pointy-roofed tower. During the building's rehabilitation, the crew discovered that the three parts of the tower could be opened by using a special mechanism, and create an opening over the staircase. The mechanism enabled furniture to be moved into the building. It may also have been used by the religiously observant Levine family to create a succah during the Feast of the Tabernacles.
caption: The Levine House in 2012
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