‘The mystical land of Ancient Egypt’

 

Introduction

A long time ago, around 3500 BC, a powerful and prosperous civilization was formed in the world - Ancient Egypt, which gave humanity the basis of a modern model of life. From year to year, hardworking Egyptians preserved their traditions, supplementing them with new discoveries and inventions that are popular to this day. Just look around you: a car wheel, cosmetics, a calendar in your phone and paper in a printer - all that were invented in ancient Egypt. Even your favorite park keeps echoes of the distant past of the first urban planning ideas.

In ancient Egypt, every branch of life flourished. Equality and peace reigned in the family, the day was devoted to work, and the evening was bright entertainment for all ages.  The elders were respected and the family was always in the first place in sorrow and joy. The ancient Egyptians liked to relax and have fun. They loved music and dancing. At the feasts of the rich nobles, performances were often arranged. Leisure was an important component of life, it was believed that it could cure and save, without fun there would be no strength to work.

Today we can imagine Ancient Egypt only by the preserved hieroglyphs, architecture and archaeological finds, looking at which the alluring question of the origin of the state instantly arises, because it was hardly possible for a person to build such structures without special equipment. Even some hieroglyphs demonstrate the existence and assistance of alien forces.

Although ancient Egypt remained in the distant past, it gave us the basis and example of a proper life, balance , unfortunately, which modern society is beginning to forget more and more, drowning in social networks and stupid fashionable principles. We definitely need to do something and remind true happiness.

Problem

The model of Ancient Egypt has been not considered authoritative from the social side of the issue. Recent events related to Covid 19 have had a negative impact on family relationships, which has led to an increase in the number of divorces, quarrels, a decrease in family value and, consequently, the issue of childbearing. Over the past ten years, the views on life, rhythm, diet, sleep and marriage have changed dramatically in society, which has affected both the decrease in immunity and overall performance, and the promotion of egoistic principles "I live for myself, I don't need anyone, I can do everything myself". Constant stress, socialization and crowding led to the development of excessive anger among the population, which also affected the relationship between healthy people and those who are slightly different from others.

The advent of the Internet has also complicated the situation. Bright games of another improved reality, social networks and the struggle for a beautiful fake of Instagram led to the obsession of young people with the world of the phone and computer, which reduced the value of walking and leisure and park construction and also reduced the need for knowledge and study of history, geography and other sciences.

With the arrival of large megacities in the world, the creation of parks has become an integral task of urban planning to maintain a balance between man and nature. But the more cities grew, the more the population and the need for oxygen grew. Only, unfortunately, not all parts of the planet are amenable to extensive landscaping due to a number of climatic and natural features, so the modern world should focus  technologies in this particular area of life and help the Earth balance resources.

 

Concept

All of the above prompted us to create not only an interesting amusement park, made in the ancient Egyptian style, but also make a comfortable green environment for all groups of the population with psychological and physiological characteristics of the population for unloading, relaxation and adaptation.

We decided to act from the depths of the alluring mythology of Egypt:

Once upon a time, there was nothing but a huge ocean of Chaos-Nun. But a miracle happened and the first god Atum appeared out of the water. He made a hill and began to think about the creation of the world. Atum created the god of wind — Shu and the goddess of rain and water-Tefnut, who could control the ocean. But life in the ocean was boring and monotonous, and Atum decided to create the gods of the earth-Geb and Nut. Geb and Nut fell in love with each other and soon they had two babies, the god of agriculture Osiris and the god of drought Seth. But the latter envied and feuded with his brother all his life, trying to poison him, but you know that  good always wins, and years later the brothers reconciled, forming a balance of fertile land and treacherous desert in the world, somewhat reminiscent of the savannahs of Australia.

Such a wonderful story led us to the idea of the four elements and the evolution of the planet. First there was a big bang, which led to the formation of the Earth, then the atmosphere was born and water appeared with the first organisms and it was their vital activity that became the basis for the land and all of us. The four elements formed a certain fifth element-society, which plays an important role in this system: the degradation and imbalance of society violate the harmony of nature and the Earth suffers cataclysms, often leading to the extinction of civilizations and the birth of the system first, from the cosmos itself. We also wanted to clearly demonstrate the inseparability of even the biggest opposites: good and evil, the desert and the earth, the big cosmos and the small Earth.

This happened in our project as well. We decided to compare the savanna arid terrain of Canberra with a green oasis of peace. As can be seen from the master plan, the territory is conditionally divided into two parts: desert and green. The first one contains the most noisy and mysterious types of entertainment: attractions, a fear room, a cable car stretching to the grotto and a large intricate maze, the surface of which is represented by constellations of stars. A certain mysticism and character are set by compositions of drought-resistant plants: Zygochloa paradoxa, Triodia Bazedova, Golden and sandy Acacia, Salt-marsh hedgehog, Mally-scrub.

The green part is the complete opposite. This is the side of peace and quiet in the shade of lush crowns of eucalyptus, acacia trees, epiphytic species of ferns, lianas and tropical plants. Of course, many representatives are vulnerable to the local climate, so a large greenhouse in the form of a half-wheel, a high observation wall that creates additional shade, as well as a game with the shape of the terrain and depressions come to the rescue here. In the green part of the territory there is also a multifunctional playground for all ages, taking into account the peculiarities of autism and disability, and an ethno-zone with a visual representation of the life and everyday life of different classes of the population of Ancient Egypt with a small stage in ruins for theatrical productions, games and master classes.

It is important to note a certain development and pace of the project idea. Everything goes on increasing, the harsh lifeless desert smoothly turns into stone massifs and the first existence of ancient man, followed by a more developed segment - the first steps of land development, garden and park construction, reflecting the principles of urban planning of Ancient Egypt (ethno part), and finally the chain closes with a modern, technological landscape, presented in the form of greenhouses and canopies.

Despite the difference and identity of the desert and the earth, both parts of the territory are inseparable and reach out to each other. The thin thread of truce and love is demonstrated by the statues of the gods-brothers standing opposite, looking at each other from their elements with hope.

Their eyes are fixed on the most important point of attraction of the entire project - the central pyramid, made in ancient (stone) and modern (glass) versions. The open glazed segment looks directly to the east, just like the pyramids of Egypt are located and opens a romantic view of the green peaceful part of the territory ( you can read more about the layout of the pyramid on sheet 4). The pyramid building stands on a flat platform, on which four psychological flower beds of the elements are located, developing according to the chronology of the birth of the gods of Egypt and the evolution on the planet. The flower garden of fire looks towards the desert, it is almost lifeless, which inspires deep reasoning and thoughts, the second flower garden of wind and air, its plants imitate a sense of freedom and movement, the third flower garden is water, it is represented by blue composition of plants with a soothing smell and completes the power of the elements the flower garden of the earth, made by green plants with lush foliage. The fifth central element is the pyramid, as an example of socialization and development of society. The whole composition is complemented by a rectangular pond around the perimeter of the platform, with a view of the underwater on the -1 floor. Small old ships float in the water column, which certainly attracts the attention of all visitors.

The brightest atmosphere, mysticism and mystery is given to the territory by night lighting and eight installations-hologram projectors, which make a large alien ship hovering in the constellation of Oreon over the pyramid.

Special attention in the project is paid to zoning and buildings for service personnel, accounting, technical premises and recreation of employees remote from the main tourist destinations. This creates the necessary percentage ratio between the entertainment, recreation, food and staff areas.

Approaching the final part, I would like to note that in our project we tried to solve all the problems listed earlier. So, the proposed concept will unite loving hearts, thanks to family games for logic, fear and support. Children will finally take their smartphones out of their hands and have a lot of fun in the world of ruins, hieroglyphs, mysticism and drive, as well as be inspired to study history and cultures. A mobile and accessible environment with ramps, special swings, signs and sound accompaniment will unite all groups of the population without dividing into certain signs, making the space equal, bright and fascinating. And additional green spaces and fragrant flower beds will improve and calm both large and small. Such an idea can be widely used around the world, will bring good economic benefits to the country and, most importantly, will benefit society, medicine, science and the future.