Dizengoff Fountain — Attraction in Tel-Aviv

Beautiful! The "Fire and Water Fountain", also commonly referred to as the "Dizengoff Square Fountain", is a Tel Aviv landmark in the center of the Dizengoff Square. Dedicated in 1986, the fountain is a kinetic sculpture, the work of the Israeli artist Yaacov Agam. The fountain was developed by Agam for ten years and is one of Agam's most famous creations. Agam has gained international recognition as one of the founders of the kinetic art movement. The fountain consists of an illusory dimension and a movement dimension, both typical to works of Kinetic art and Op art, which is achieved by the use of technology and by the observer's movement. The fountain is composed of several big jagged wheels, which were designed in the kinetic style (colored geometric shapes, which are perceived as different images from different angles). A technological mechanism is automatically activated at different times of the day and the night, turning the wheels on their hinges, injecting water upwards in various forms, spitting fire upwards and...

Ehhh it's a fountain, right now the color panels are all removed for renovation but apparently there is a dispute with the city and artist so who knows how long it will be void of color... Still not too bad of a place to sit on a nice day.

Of there was color on the fountain of probably increase the review to I don't know maybe four stars. It's still just a fountain so really...

The whole square got renovated a year ago, and from an ugly, stinky and unpleasant place it became a beautiful spot to lay down, splash inside the fountains water and enjoy good music from street singers passing by. There are lots of sitting spots where you can sit back and relax. This is a great change and it’s very much...