El Sehaymi house Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is outer shot for El Sehaymi House ..The planning of Bayt El Sehaymi consists of a 2000m open-air courtyard surrounded by 115 rooms occupying five stories. A grinding mill and a sakkieh authentic and rare are to be seen in the north east corner of the courtyard. The windows covered by wooden screens or mashrabeya are a distinctive element of Arab art together with the wooden decorated beams of the ceilings and the placards inside the rooms. To approach such a heritage needed precaution and precision.

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Rockyboy (20580) 2004-04-17 16:22

I never seen wooden screen like this on windows. That a interesting picture with a good angle of view, even if the bottom is a bit dark. Well done, Ayman!

veimann (1250) 2004-04-17 16:34

It is very beautiful, though to unusually northern person to see how to a sunlight bar the way in the house :) really beautiful building. Good shot Ayman, however, as always:)

avigur_11 (21293) 2004-04-17 18:11

I nteresting architecture, Ayman. I never beem in Egypt, is this kind of architecture typical to Cairo? It's bit dark, but a nice shot.

jhm (82601) 2004-04-18 3:12

Excellent architecture picture Ayman, wonderful soft of colours, very nice perspective really Arabic but nice. Thanks

Didi (36158) 2004-04-18 9:46

Je constate que la maison a été restaurée.
La composition est excellente avec ces "Musharabias" sculptées en bois ciselé.
Il serait intéressant de faire un cadrage serré sur les fenêtres afin d'apprécier la texture du bois.

I note that the house was restored. The composition excellent with these "Musharabias" is carved out of engraved wood. It would be interesting to make a framing tightened on the windows in order to appreciate the texture of wood.

shadi_atos (403) 2004-04-23 5:31