Summit Park

Summit Park Review

It's fun to watch the newlyweds who come here to be photographed in their wedding garb at sunset against the backdrop of the sea and the ancient buildings. Seven archaeological layers have been unearthed in a part of the park called Ramses II Garden. The oldest sections of wall (20 feet thick) have been identified as part of a 17th-century BC Hyksos city. Other remains include part of a 13th-century BC city gate inscribed with the name of Ramses II; a Canaanite city; a Jewish city from the time of Ezra and Nehemiah; Hasmonean ruins from the 2nd century BC; and traces of Roman occupation. At the summit is a stone sculpture called "Faith," in the shape of a gateway, which depicts biblical stories.