Cold weather is unusual in Jerusalem—but in March of last year a snowstorm
briefly coated the city in white. It was Jerusalem’s first snow in 4 years, and
Israelis from all over the country crowded the roads to the city so they could
frolic in the winter weather. Later that month they had another opportunity to
enjoy some icy entertainment, but this time, it was inside.
A team of Chinese ice sculptors was brought to the
holy city to create "The City of
Ice," a 1500-square-meter exhibit of ice carved into everything from
giraffes and pandas to windmills and bridges. The show featured a fairy tale
world, an ice bar, ice skating, and a miniature model of the city of Jerusalem,
complete with all its famous attractions.
Thousands of Jerusalemites crowded into the exhibit donning heavy coats and
hats.
Producing the exhibit was hard work, and required bringing in translators and figuring out how to create, store, and transport the huge blocks of colored ice to the Old Train Station compound in Jerusalem. The project consumed more energy than the local soccer stadium, so it wasn’t exactly an environmentally-conservative endeavor. But, as this video shows, for a country that rarely sees snow at all, the results were jaw-dropping and truly memorable.
Producing the exhibit was hard work, and required bringing in translators and figuring out how to create, store, and transport the huge blocks of colored ice to the Old Train Station compound in Jerusalem. The project consumed more energy than the local soccer stadium, so it wasn’t exactly an environmentally-conservative endeavor. But, as this video shows, for a country that rarely sees snow at all, the results were jaw-dropping and truly memorable.
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