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Monument to the Negev Brigade
The Monument to the Negev Brigade (, "Andartat Hativat HaNegev"), known locally as the Andarta, is a monument designed by Dani Karavan in memory of the members of the Palmach Negev Brigade who fell fighting on Israel's side during the 1948 Arab Israeli War. It is situated on a hill overlooking the city of Beersheba from the east and constitutes a recognized symbol of the Negev and Beersheba. In addition to its strengths as a memorial, it was a precursor to the land art
, Karavan was awarded the Israel Prize, for sculpture.
- In 1998, he was one of five recipients of the Japanese annual Praemium Imperiale art prize.
List of projects.
- Monument to the Negev Brigade (1963–68, Negev, Beersheva)
- Memorial to the Holocaust, 1972, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
- Kikar Levana (Hebrew for The White Plaza; 1977–88, Tel Aviv, Israel)
- Tower of Tears (memorial installation at Yad La-Shiryon,