Rehavia
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Rehavia from above Rehavia or Rechavia (, ) is an upscale neighbourhood in Jerusalem. It is bordered by Nachlaot and Sha'arei Hesed to the north, Talbiya and Kiryat Shmuel to the south, and the Valley of the Cross to the west.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Rehavia
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Hebrew
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Neighborhood of Jerusalem
- Settlement.image_skyline
- בית בונם בשעות הערב.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- International style architecture in Rehavia
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Jerusalem
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Jerusalem District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jerusalem
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1922
- Settlement.founder
- Jewish National Fund
- Settlement.area_code_type
- Area code
via Wikipedia infobox
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Demographics
- Landmarks
- Street names
- Notable residents
- Further reading
- Gallery
- References
- External links
thumb|250px|Rehavia from above Rehavia or Rechavia (, ) is an upscale neighbourhood in Jerusalem. It is bordered by Nachlaot and Sha'arei Hesed to the north, Talbiya and Kiryat Shmuel to the south, and the Valley of the Cross to the west.
Rehavia was established in the early 1920s on lands leased from the Greek Orthodox Church. It was designed by the German-born Jewish architect Richard Kauffmann, who envisioned it as a garden suburb inspired by garden city principles and the International Style. The neighbourhood is marked by its tranquil character, achieved through narrow, curved streets intended to minimise traffic and commercial activity, which was limited to main streets. Early on, it attracted German-Jewish immigrants, affluent Sephardic families, and key leaders of the Yishuv, earning a reputation as an aristocratic enclave. The neighbourhood has been associated with yekke culture.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rehavia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (3)
On the map
2 mapped locations