Mini Israel Park
About Mini Israel Park
Scattered in the Mini Israel Park are over 350 miniature buildings and landmarks, on a scale of 1:25, of nearly all the important archaeological, historical and religious sights in Israel. The park is shaped like a star of David, with each of the six triangles representing an area or city: the north, the south, the central, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa.
See It All Small!
A journey through Mini Israel is the fastest and most pleasurable way to visit every historic and important site in Israel at a single blow. Visitors literally “walk” the land of Israel, from the Hermon Mountains to Eilat, by foot!
Miniature Replicas
There are over 25,000 animated figurines (not taller than 7cm) that are handcrafted by top-class specialists and look as believable as possible. The figurines move with music and sound, depicting scenes from real life with accuracy. Many of the models include kinetic moving parts such as trains, planes, a soccer game and boats. There are no random faceless buildings, no two identical figures, all made from environmentally friendly materials. Even the dwarf trees are real and bred by botanists specially for the park.
Interesting Facts
- The park was the brainchild of Israeli entrepreneur Eiran Gazit who conceived the idea after visiting the famous Madurodam in the Netherlands.
- The models are made of polyurethane and painted with waterproof paints. They are resistant to winter, rain, snow and even hail but are extremely sensitive to the sun, UV rays and accidental fracture damage.
- Most of the miniature trees are Israeli and Mediterranean plants such as olive, cypress, Tabor oak and lavender. The plant watering system is fully automated and controlled by a computer.
