 This
Pillars are the result of natural erosion, typical of red sandstone: moisture
seeps into the fissures and causes the crumbling of the rock, the exterior
outer layer of the stone is more resistant to the erosion and a view of
long hollow spaces filled with "pillars" is formed. To the right of the
pillars, stone stairs lead to an Egyptian rock carving in which we see
Pharaon Ramses III presenting an offering to the goddess of mines and turquoise,
Hathor. From the viewing platform, the stairs lead down the other side
to the central sanctuary found in Timna, dedicated to the goddess Hathor,
built of an courtyard with various ritual structures. |
 The
Chariots (rock drawings). This very large rock drawing of people and animals
dates back to period of the Egyptian mining activites in Timna. |
 The
timna Lake and its surroundings were prepared by the Jewish National Fund,
from a donation by the a. Chudnow family, as a family activity centre.
While the children are occuped with sailing in pedal boats on the lake
and filling bottles with colored sand such as that found only in Timna
Park, the parents can visit "Nechustimna" - a demonstration of copper manufacture,
casting a copper coin from King Solomon's time and a visit to a Bedouin
tent for the grinding of coffee and a camel ride.
 |
The
natural stone arch.
The
Mushroom
The
Mushroom
This
Pillars are the result of natural erosion, typical of red sandstone: moisture
seeps into the fissures and causes the crumbling of the rock, the exterior
outer layer of the stone is more resistant to the erosion and a view of
long hollow spaces filled with "pillars" is formed. To the right of the
pillars, stone stairs lead to an Egyptian rock carving in which we see
Pharaon Ramses III presenting an offering to the goddess of mines and turquoise,
Hathor. From the viewing platform, the stairs lead down the other side
to the central sanctuary found in Timna, dedicated to the goddess Hathor,
built of an courtyard with various ritual structures.
The
timna Lake and its surroundings were prepared by the Jewish National Fund,
from a donation by the a. Chudnow family, as a family activity centre.
While the children are occuped with sailing in pedal boats on the lake
and filling bottles with colored sand such as that found only in Timna
Park, the parents can visit "Nechustimna" - a demonstration of copper manufacture,
casting a copper coin from King Solomon's time and a visit to a Bedouin
tent for the grinding of coffee and a camel ride.
