Ashdod Travelers guide

Ashdod | Sightseeing 88 Inside the beautiful garden is the monument for Israel's fallen Navy soldiers . After you enter (from the parking lot), continue straight for a little and you will be able to see it down the hill, to your right. The monument was erected in 1972 as a memorial for the 47 fallen soldiers of the destroyer "Eilat", which sank due to a missile strike off the Sinai coast in October 1967. A year after it was erected, it was decided that it will serve as the main monument in memory of Israel's fallen Navy soldiers. Every year, the state ceremony in memory of the Navy soldiers who fell in Israel's wars is held here. Architect Carmeli Feldman, a Navy reserve soldier, designed the monument, which is made of exposed concrete combined with iron, marble and granolite flooring, and is reminiscent of a ship's deck, command bridge and mast. On the black marble plank in front of you, the names of all of Israel's fallen Navy soldiers are engraved, and above them a verse from the book of Psalms: "Your way led through the sea, your path through the mighty waters, though your footsteps were not known". In the center of the structure the words from Aviv Gefen's song were written: "When we are sad we go to the sea, that is why the sea is salty". TIP GanElishevahasmanygreen spaces andcharmingnooks. You can have a short picnic in it before you continue your tour, or at the end of your visit to the market.