White city of Tel Aviv - The Modern Mouvement
Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 and developed as a metropolitan city under the British Mandate in Palestine. The White City was constructed from the early 1930s until the 1950s, based on the urban plan by Sir Patrick Geddes, reflecting modern organic planning principles. The buildings were designed by architects who were trained in Europe where they practised their profession before immigrating. They created an outstanding architectural ensemble of the Modern Movement in a new cultural context. The site is inscribed as Unesco's world heritage since 2003.
Old city of Acre
Acre is a historic walled port-city with continuous settlement from the Phoenician period. The presente city is charactristic of a fortified town dating from the Ottoman 18th and 19th centuries, with typical urban componentes such as the citadel, mosques, khans and baths. The remains of the Crusader town, dating from 1104 to 1291, lie almost intact, both above and below today's street level, providing an exceptional picture of the layout and structures of the capital of the medieval Crusader kingdom of Jerusalém. The site is inscribed as Unesco's world heritage since 2001.
Masada
Masa is a rugged natural fortress, of majestic beauty, in the Judaean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a symbol of the ancient kingdom of Israel, its violent destruction and the last stand of Jewish patriots in the face of the Roman army, in 73 A.D. It was built as a palece complex, in the classic style of the early Roman Empire, by Herod the Great, King of Judaea (reigned 37 - 4 B.C.). The camps, fortifications and attack ramp that encircle the monumento constitute de most complete Roman siege works surviving to the present day. Inscribed as Unesco's world heritage since 2001.
