Dating back centuries by Helen Betts

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04-JAN-2014

Dating back centuries

This is the same wall that runs along our hosts' property, dating back, they said, at least to the Ottoman occupation of the Arabian Peninsula (1517-1918).

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Dan Greenberg		29-Jan-2014 22:57
Love this detail shot of it. Really nice. ~BV~

Gill Kopy		15-Jan-2014 01:54
Such interesting ancient architecture - it does look a bit shaky V

janescottcumming		15-Jan-2014 00:08
Interesting information. It just doesn't look like it could have lasted that long but I guess with not much rain things do last longer. V

Will Hoskins		14-Jan-2014 20:11
Things last a long time in a desert environment. I really like the combination of sky and light earth tones. V

bill friedlander		14-Jan-2014 17:44
Looks almost Gaudiesque (if that is proper usage), or perhaps inspiration for Gaudi. V

Martin Lamoon		14-Jan-2014 16:06
Interesting to see where the modern buildings got their designs from. V

Jim Coffman		14-Jan-2014 14:03
Very fascinating! If these walls could talk!!

pkocinski		14-Jan-2014 13:09
That's amazing to survive all this time in that harsh environment.

Stephanie		14-Jan-2014 11:49
Fabulous wall! Can you imagine living in SA back in the days of no a/c? V

Milan Vogrin		14-Jan-2014 08:42
Nice presentation.

chris morton		14-Jan-2014 08:07
now there's a good bit of homespun masonry

Long Bach Nguyen		14-Jan-2014 07:12
wow that is awesome and the history

joseantonio		14-Jan-2014 06:22
If only stones could talk...A lot of history here.V

Gerard Koehl		14-Jan-2014 05:43
Ce vieux mur est très joli. V

Sam Rua		14-Jan-2014 05:36
Very nicely composed and captured, Helen. Amazing to have that wall hold up so well over the centuries.