EL AL | Atmosphere

The Pool of Arches, Ramla Sailing underground through beautiful stone columns Ramla was founded in the 8 th century AD, in the days of the Umayyads. The ceiling of the underground cistern pools, built to supply water to the city’s inhabitants, leans upon stone arches. The Pool of Arches, it too a cistern, was built at a later stage, in the year 789, during the rule of the famous caliph Harun ibn al Mahdi of the Abbasid Caliphate. Visitors exploring the site today, first walk down stone stairs. Once underground, they are met with the three stone columns that support the arches upon which the ceiling is built and board small rowboats that sail through the columns, to the sound of an audiovisual exhibit created by artist Dor Zlekha Levy and curated by Smadar Sheffy. The pool is situated in Danny Maas Street. Entrance fee applies. It is possible to purchase a combined ticket for the White Tower and the Ramla Museum. tour@goramla.com

Photo: Ron Peled

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ATMOSPHERE OCTOBER 2022