Chuck David Photography

A decaying and partially collapsed mud brick highrise in Shibam, Yemen, considered the Manhattan of the Desert for its towers, newer buildings in the background ornamented with carved wooden shutters

A decaying and partially collapsed mud brick highrise in Shibam, Yemen, considered the Manhattan of the Desert for its towers, newer buildings in the background ornamented with carved wooden shutters and protected from water damage with lime-based whitewash on their upper storeys, beneath a pale blue sky.

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Image Size: 4896x3264 / 11.9MB; Asia Middle East Arabian Boot Arabian Peninsula Yemen Hadhramaut Governorate Shibam Architecture Historic Mud Brick Highrises Towers Alley Alleyways Narrow Alleys Manhattan of the Desert Whitewashed Waterproofing Shutters Wooden Shutters Carved Shutters Collapsed Decay Ruins Engineering Sun Sunlit Sunlight Shade Pale Blue Sky Horizontal
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A decaying and partially collapsed mud brick highrise in Shibam, Yemen, considered the Manhattan of the Desert for its towers, newer buildings in the background ornamented with carved wooden shutters and protected from water damage with lime-based whitewash on their upper storeys, beneath a pale blue sky.