Waterfalls Park, Wadi El Rayan National Park
The two lakes at Wadi El Rayan National Park are joined by a channel and a waterfall. This is the only waterfall of its kind in Egypt. This beautiful site overlooks the waterfall as well scenic views of the Rayan lakes.
This intervention introduced a plaza that follows the natural shapes of the landscape and is large enough to accommodate the tens of thousands of visitors who come each year. Development of this waterfall site also included the performance of interpretation facilities, bazaars, cafeterias, visitor center and other visitor facilities which resulted in better visitor’s enjoyment and stakeholder’s satisfaction.
The design character embodied the region’s vernacular architecture and cultural identity while maximizing the use of local building materials and specialized local labor; this engaged community participation and created livelihoods for local builders and artisans.
* The construction of these facilities was made possible with the support of EEAA, the Government of Italy and UNDP.
The waterfall plaza follows that natural curves of the landscape
The waterfall plaza has plenty of seating and is large enough to recieve the tens of thousands of visitors
The pigeon house is traditionally built with pottery and mud plaster
The pegion house has bazaars at its ground level
Plaza entry posts
The seating benches are curved in order to mimic the fluid shapes in the landscape .
Nature Art: natural rocks occurring in abundance throughout the region are displayed along with interpretation of the region's geology.
Nature Art: natural rocks occurring in abundance throughout the region are displayed along with interpretation of the region's geology.
The plaza overlooks the splendid view of the waterfall and the Rayan lakes.
The plaza overlooks the splendid view of the waterfall and the Rayan lakes.
The plaza overlooks the waterfall.
Another splendid View from the plaza
Interpretation facility displaying the park's flora, fauna and geology