by Samuel Koltov | Nov 17, 2022 | Architecture, Architecture Projects
Brutalist Architecture in the Heart of Tel Aviv The city hall of Tel Aviv, was built in the 1959s and designed by the Israeli architect Menachem Cohen. The place in front of the city hall was known as Kings of Israel square until the assassination of then Prime...
by Samuel Koltov | Nov 4, 2022 | Articles, History, Islam, Religion, Religious Architecture
A closer look at al-Mawasin I recently published a photo project presenting the arches leading into the Dome of the Rock platform. It is an often overlooked part of the place and because of this, it stirred my interest. We don’t know a lot about these entrances, such...
by Samuel Koltov | Oct 21, 2022 | Archaeology, Articles, Christianity, History, Islam, Religion
Some Thoughts about Coexistence in Early Islamic Palestine I will be talking more about the city of Subeita, or Shivta as it’s known in modern Hebrew, in another post But I’ll add a short introduction, just for some context and clarification. Subeita, which is known...
by Samuel Koltov | Oct 20, 2022 | Articles
The family and I were just off to a short vacation in the Negev, staying at Hotel Kedma in Sde Boker to be more precise. As was the case the last time we were there, it was of course a joy and a great experience to stay there. If you should ever wish to visit the...
by Samuel Koltov | Oct 14, 2022 | History, Introductions, Uncategorized
King Obodas II King Obodas II was a Nabataean king, who was deified and buried in Avdat, a settlement on the Incense Route in Negev, which was also named after...
