Dizengoff Center

Why go

Just south of Dizengoff Square, it is named for Meir Dizengoff, the first mayor of Tel Aviv. The first mall in Tel Aviv, the center opened in 1983. It is divided into two parts and straddles both sides of Dizengoff Street with the two parts linked by a skywalk.

What to look for

• It is divided into two parts and straddles both sides of Dizengoff Street with the two parts linked by a skywalk.
• The mall is bordered by Dizengoff Street, King George Street and the smaller Tchernichovsky street.

The full story

The Dizengoff Center is a shopping mall in the heart of Tel Aviv, Israel, host to about 140,000 visitors weekly. Just south of Dizengoff Square, it is named for Meir Dizengoff, the first mayor of Tel Aviv. The first mall in Tel Aviv, the center opened in 1983. It is divided into two parts and straddles both sides of Dizengoff Street with the two parts linked by a skywalk. The mall is bordered by Dizengoff Street, King George Street and the smaller Tchernichovsky street. The Dizengoff Center was built on the ruins of the Nordiya neighborhood. Construction began in 1972, and the first store opened five years later in 1977. The rest of the mall was finished in 1983. The mall has two movie theatres, stores and restaurants, an internet cafe, a design center holding exhibitions from around the world (Soho), specialty stores (Comic books, video games, gadgets, stamp-collecting, posters), and a roof top swimming pool and gym.

Useful to know

• Check current site conditions before setting out, especially around holidays, services or special events.
• Keep the visit in the same geographic cluster as nearby stops; cross-city transfers can take longer than the map suggests.

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