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Levin House (Tel Aviv)

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בית השגרירות הרוסית , שדרות רוטשילד מספר 46
בית השגרירות הרוסית , שדרות רוטשילד מספר 46

The Levin House, in Hebrew Beit Levin - Tel Avivians gave it the nickname "the Castle" and later called it the 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 best-known buildings. Levin 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 Levin 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.

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Levin House (Tel Aviv)
Shadal, Tel Aviv-Yafo Lev Tel Aviv

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6578103 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Lev Tel Aviv
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בית השגרירות הרוסית , שדרות רוטשילד מספר 46
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