Chuck David Photography

The facades of mud brick towers in Shibam, Yemen, considered the Manhattan of the Desert, feature intricately carved wooden shutters and thick walls, their rooflines coated with lime-based whitewash t

The facades of mud brick towers in Shibam, Yemen, considered the Manhattan of the Desert, feature intricately carved wooden shutters and thick walls, their rooflines coated with lime-based whitewash to help waterproof them, beneath a pale blue sky, dusted with clouds.

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Image Size: 4896x3264 / 9.5MB; Asia Middle East Arabian Boot Arabian Peninsula Yemen Hadhramaut Governorate Shibam Architecture Historic Mud Mud Brick Highrise Facade Shutters Wooden Shutters Carved Shutters Geometric Designs Lime Whitewash Waterproofing Manhattan of the Desert Engineering Sun Sunlit Sunlight Shade Pale Blue Sky Clouds Horizontal
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The facades of mud brick towers in Shibam, Yemen, considered the Manhattan of the Desert, feature intricately carved wooden shutters and thick walls, their rooflines coated with lime-based whitewash to help waterproof them, beneath a pale blue sky, dusted with clouds.