Hadar HaCarmel

Hadar HaCarmel

Hadar Hacarmel (Hebrew: הדר, lit. "Splendor of the Carmel") is a neighborhood in Haifa, Israel. It is located on the northern slope of Mount Carmel between the upper and lower city, overlooking the port and Haifa Bay. Hadar Hacarmel was once the commercial center of Haifa.

History

Hadar Hacarmel was founded before World War I. In 1944, most of Haifa's 66,000 Jewish residents lived in Hadar Hacarmel. [ "Encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel", edited by Raphael Patai, Herzl Press/McGraw Hill, New York, 1971, "Haifa," vol. 1, pp.448-449.] Haifa's city hall, courthouse and government buildings were located in this neighborhood, but have relocated to the lower city. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/955259.html]

Landmarks

The Technion was located in Hadar Hacarmel until the new Kiryat Hatechnion campus was inaugurated. The old historic building, dating from 1912, is now a hands-on science museum, the National Museum of Science, Technology and Space. The Carmelit, Israel's only subway, runs from Carmel Center to Paris Square via Hadar Hacarmel. Beit Hagefen, an Arab-Jewish cultural center is located on the edge of Hadar Hacarmel and Wadi Nisnas. The neighborhood has many Bauhaus buildings designed by German-Jewish architects who settled in Palestine after fleeing the Nazis. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/955259.html]

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