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Tall tower houses in rust and oxblood fabric with white lace bands between the floors, round saffron fanlights over the windows and mountains behind.
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Patchwork Medina

Tower Houses

No. 41 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeTall tower houses in rust and oxblood fabric with white lace bands between the floors, round saffron fanlights over the windows and mountains behind.

What it meansThe old city of Sana'a is known for its many-storeyed tower houses, their windows outlined in white gypsum and topped with coloured fanlights.

Where it worksTall and striking, it fits a stairwell or a narrow wall.

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11:14 · 3300 × 4200 px11×14 in
A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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Tower houses at night, their fanlights glowing saffron and rust, white bands bright against oxblood walls and a crescent overhead.Night TowersNo. 42
A stepped lane climbing past houses in cream, sand and turquoise, with pots of plants on the steps and an arch bridging the way.Stepped LaneNo. 43
The stepped lane at dusk, climbing the other way past teal and indigo houses with lit windows, under a crescent.Evening StepsNo. 44
A crescent at the centre of a log-cabin block: strips of fabric set around it, light on two sides and indigo and teal on the other two.Crescent BlockNo. 45
A small domed building at the centre of a log-cabin block of rust, saffron and sand strips.Dome BlockNo. 46
An eight-point star in saffron and rust at the centre of a block of olive, teal and oatmeal strips.Star BlockNo. 47
A row of house fronts in different fabrics, each with its own arched door, studs, step and small window, and pots set out on the street.Street of DoorsNo. 48
Lanterns of lace-patterned fabric in saffron, rust and turquoise hanging at different heights in front of tall indigo arches.Lantern GalleryNo. 49

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