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Rabin Square ( Yitzhak Rabin , is a large square in the center of Tel Aviv . Surrounded by the monumental City Hall Building to the north, (designed by the architect Menachem Cohen), Iben Gabirol Street to the east, Frischman Street to the south and Chen Boulevard to the west, it was designed alongside to the City Hall in 1964 by the architects Yaski and Alexandroni. It is the largest open public square in the city, and is typically used for large rallies, demonstrations, open-air art exhibitions, Independence-day celebrations and similar public celebrations. Until the early 1990s, it also served as a public exhibition ground for IDF field units (mostly tanks and heavy artillery), during the day of independence. The square is known for holding the peace-rally on the night of November 5th, 1995, when at its conclusion, the late Prime Minister of Israel, Yitshak Rabin, was assassinated. On the days following the event, thousands of Israelis and youth gathered on the site. Today, after having its name changed in memory of Rabin, a memorial can be found on the site where Rabin was assassinated. (On the northeast corner of the square, below the City Hall). Among that is a small, open legacy wall for the man. Near the north end of the square, is a well-known large memorial sculpture designed by the Israeli artist Yigal Tumarkin commemorating The Holocaust . |
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