Inauguration of the Dizengoff Statue
5/27/2009
Inauguration of the Dizengoff Statue
16, Rothschild Boulevard
Meir Dizengoff, the first mayor of Tel Aviv, will be the subject of a special tribute: a statute of him riding his horse will be placed in front of his home at 16 Rothschild Boulevard.
The address has become one of the most important landmarks in Israeli history: in his will, Dizengoff designated his house to be the home of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (the museum later moved to its current address on Shaul Hamelech Boulevard). On May 14th 1948, it was the site in which David Ben Gurion and the Provisional National Council declared Israel's independence.