8 Tel Aviv before Sunset

The most beautiful hour is the hour before sunset. Once a week I manage to view the streets and houses of Tel Aviv at this magic hour of gently slanting sunlight. Opposite them electric lights already shine and the windows sparkle either because of the sunlight or because of the electric lights in the houses and offices. Tel Aviv is fascinating because of its combination of old and new. The skyscrapers which are shooting up so quickly there give her an aspect of power and audacity. Its horizon somewhat resembles that of large modern cities. For example, the entrance to Tel Aviv from the north in the evening is entrance into a metropolis. I regard the concentration of houses near the Diamond Exchange, look at the Azrieli Towers and the Government Administration Center. Such observation enables me to feel the pulse of the city that finds expression in this architectural "explosion".
However, at the heart of the city and close to these self same symbols of power, are many old houses – some of whom are beautiful. Sometimes the combination of the ultra-modern and the noble modesty of the old create a unique beauty. In the center of the photo we see an old tile roof, a strange drainpipe, and a protruding porch of an old house. Notice how all this balances all that is new in the background. Remove the old and the result is an uninteresting modern city scene. However, if you remove the background, the result is merely an old house whose tile roof is about to fall apart. But together they create the marvel which is Tel Aviv in her finest hour.