Habima Square

[1] In the Geddes plan, this would be the cultural core of Tel Aviv, while Dizengoff Square nearby would be a commercial center of a different character.

On 28 June 1948, seven weeks after the Israeli Declaration of Independence, Tel Aviv was the temporary national capital of Israel while Jerusalem was under siege.

On this day, the IDF was declared the national army, in the presence of the mayor Israel Rokach and the foreign minister Moshe Sharett at a ceremony that took place in the square.

In July 2011 the square became a major focal point of the 2011 housing protests in Israel, when Daphne Leef pitched her tent there, followed by hundreds more.

[2] The "Orange Carpet" event and the Opening Ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 took place at the square on 12 May 2019.

A more comprehensive renovation by architect Dani Karavan was launched in 2007, encompassing both the Habima Theatre and the plaza.