Mini Israel

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The main attraction in Park Mini-Israel is the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, shown on a scale of 1:25

Mini-Israel ( Hebrew מיני ישראל) is an amusement park near Latrun in the West Bank , where sights, especially buildings, from Israel have been shown on a reduced scale since 2003. The miniature park to the west of Jerusalem shows around 350 models.

One focus is on religious buildings of the three major world religions represented in Israel, about a third of the exhibition consists of replicas of such buildings. Among other things, there are models of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, the Shrine of the Book or the Al-Aqsa Mosque on a scale of 1:25.

history

The Shrine of the Book is an important cultural building for Judaism, shown here in a reduced size in the exhibition.
The Supreme Court is a very modern building.

Under the motto “A big country in small” or in English “See it all - small”, Mini-Israel has been presenting an exhibition of around 350 different buildings on a scale of 1:25 since 2003. The team of designers and architects involved over 100 people from all social and religious strata in Israel, including immigrants . The selection of the individual buildings in particular turned out to be extremely difficult, since the exhibition claims to pay tribute to the various religions such as Judaism , Christianity , Islam and the Baha'i religion. Every visitor, regardless of nationality or culture, should find themselves in the exhibition. Israel has some sights, so deciding what to do without was even more difficult than choosing what to have. In addition to buildings dating back to 100 BC Chr., Current buildings such as the Knesset or the recently completed building of the Supreme Court are also shown. There are even visionary buildings planned for the future.

financing

Israeli investors were quickly found to finance the project, on the one hand to promote tourism and on the other hand to do justice to the patriotic claim to show every visitor the beauty of the country. The financing was mainly borne by two large investors: Carmel Agrexco Granit and the Shikun Ubinui Group . The park was built on the site of an Israeli kibbutz called Nashchon, and according to Mini-Israel, the operators there were happy to approve the construction. They even supported the project team as much as possible, financially and with working hours.

Furnishing

Thousands of small "figurines" and tens of thousands of smaller accessories are presented . Specifically, there are 350 buildings, 30,000 figures, 500 animals, 15,000 plants and trees, 4,700 cars, 100 motorcycles, 14 trains, 3 helicopters, 32 planes, 175 ships and 230 trucks.

The whole complex extends over 4.5 hectares. The park has a souvenir shop , several restaurants and relaxation areas.

The models

Workshops were held across Israel to create the models . In the design, mainly artists from the former Soviet Union were leading. They created the models on the basis of computer evaluations which engineers had calculated for them.

Most of the buildings were realized on a 1:25 scale. Exceptions are:

All items are made of either polyester or similar polymeric materials or crushed stones. To do this, they were painted with waterproof paint from the automotive industry so that the objects defy wind and weather.

See also

Web links

Commons : Mini Israel  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d minisrael.co.il
  2. ↑ a b c Mini-Israel . israel-tourismus.de

Coordinates: 31 ° 50 ′ 31.8 "  N , 34 ° 58 ′ 6.1"  E