page_title: Tel Aviv City Hall
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Tel Aviv City Hall / History
caption_attribution_description: Old Municipality of Tel Aviv
context_page_description: Tel Aviv City Hall is the municipal government center of Tel Aviv, Israel. It houses the mayor's office, the meeting chambers and offices of the Tel Aviv City Council.
context_section_description: The Tel Aviv municipality was initially located on Rothschild Boulevard. When more office space was needed, the municipality rented a hotel on Bialik Street, near the home of national poet Chaim Nachman Bialik, which had been built by the Skura family in 1924. The hotel had opened for business in 1925 but was deemed unprofitable due to the lack of tourists. In 1928,  the municipality bought the hotel. Later, it housed a courthouse on the ground floor.
  A new city hall was designed in the 1950s by architect Menachem Cohen, in the Brutalist style. The Kings of Israel square (now known as Rabin Square), a large plaza at the foot of the building was designed as a central area for public events and ceremonies. It is located on Ibn Gabirol Street.
  In 1972, the old Skura building was converted into a museum for the history of Tel Aviv. In 2006, the municipality hired an architectural firm to carry out restoration work on the building.
caption: Restored historical city hall, 2007
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