HaAliya HaShniya Garden, Urban park in Givatayim, Israel
HaAliya HaShniya Garden is a 16-dunam park on Kozlovsky Hill in Givatayim, planned in 1954 by landscape architect Victor Meir. Its 1,500 metres of paths loop past old trees, lawns, seating corners and a decorative pool fed in winter by a stream and artificial waterfall. The lower part has two playground areas and a dog garden, and the park is listed for preservation.
The garden was planned in 1954 by landscape architect Victor Meir and named after the Second Aliyah, the immigration wave of 1904–1914. In early 2013 it underwent a renovation. It is listed as a garden for preservation.
The garden serves as a gathering place where locals walk, meet friends, and spend time together throughout the week. Community events and performances happen regularly here and shape the neighborhood's social rhythm.
The garden sits on Kozlovsky Hill at about 80 metres above sea level, the highest point on the coastal plain between Ashkelon and the foot of the Carmel, with a view over the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. Paths circle the grounds for roughly 1,500 metres in total, and seating corners are placed along them. The ornamental pool in the lower part fills in winter from a stream and an artificial waterfall.
The Givatayim Observatory in the park's eastern part was inaugurated in 1968 by the municipality and the Israeli Astronomical Association. It holds official recognition as a scientific observatory and is the only one of its kind also open to the general public, hosting space-research activities and studies with institutions in Israel and abroad.
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