this link<\/a>\u00a0you can see archive photos showing some of these houses.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\nBut geopolitical developments in the region left\u00a0the big plans on paper.\u00a0Following the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, Yamit was evacuated in 1982. In its heydays only 2,500 people lived there.\u00a0Following the evacuation, the prefabricated walls were brought to Israel and placed in an open area in “Hevel Shalom”, not far from the border with Egypt. The walls were never reused, and have been lying peacefully for years.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_3_placeholder\n
As I\u00a0strolled among\u00a0the walls I felt something unique about this place. An awkward feeling of a living monument. This particular wall is actually a face looking left with a beard, and a real stellion enjoys the sun on a wall beneath a doorway.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_4_placeholder\n
The stellion is not the only resident of dismantled relocated Yamit. Beneath the town there is an underground network of tunnels and\u00a0caverns teaming with life.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_5_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_6_placeholder\n
And looking up from this ants colony, the stacked walls seem like a row of real houses.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_7_placeholder\n
Or maybe these are books on a shelf<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_8_placeholder\n
I looked for other signs of life. Interior stuff. These drawers were the only sign I could find<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_9_placeholder\n
But I didn’t need much to imagine life here. These walls invite me to enter<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_10_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_11_placeholder\n
This wall invites to cook and then wash dishes<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_12_placeholder\n
and that one calls for a shower<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_13_placeholder\n
Some people replaced the standard white tiles to more vivid versions<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_14_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_15_placeholder\n
and even the walls have a cozy texture<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_16_placeholder\n
Details can still be seen, such as this gutter<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_17_placeholder\n
intestines \/ stitches<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_18_placeholder\n
and electricity point<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_19_placeholder\n
Not only fauna dominates the site, but also flora has its word swallowing the remains<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_20_placeholder\n
or maintaining relationships with them<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_21_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_22_placeholder\n
The sun contributes its part providing a warm feeling<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_23_placeholder\n
The stacks of walls are truly impressive<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_24_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_25_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_26_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_27_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_28_placeholder\n
This is by far the best (unofficial) open museum in Israel. So successful, you can feel as if you are walking in a living settlement. Not only it is a monument to place and people, but also a\u00a0mesmerizing unplanned installation, and a macabre representation of the pretentious Israeli settlement policy.<\/p>\n
Not only prefabricated walls can be found on the site, but varied ruins of a town.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_29_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_30_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_31_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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