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Vernacular Architecture in Al-Balad, Jeddah

File / Documentation

Name

118881_sv.jpg

Size

1.58 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

5f401ede4488e6f88ff0e5b771c8df1b

Creator(s)

Saudi Arabian

Time period

creation date: construction of most structures in Old Jeddah, 19th century, restoration date: begun 1970s

Location

Site: Jiddah (Makkah, Saudi Arabia)

Cultural context

Saudi Arabian

Description

general view, old buildings with open space in foreground, 1982

Work type

House

Historic district

Keywords

Vernacular architecture

Historic preservation

Islamic cities and towns

Architecture, Islamic --Saudi Arabia

Residential architecture

Architecture, Domestic --Saudi Arabia

Historic districts

Persian Gulf States

Housing --Saudi Arabia

Type

Image

Rights

(c) Joseph Osborn 1982

Access rights

All rights reserved

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/29081