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Sanaa city wall


Sanaa city wall
Photo Information
Copyright: Gert Holmertz (holmertz) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 485 W: 52 N: 391] (2444)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1998-10
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-11-08 2:04
Viewed: 828
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
A few days ago I posted a picture of Bab al-Yaman, Yemen gate, the main entrance to the old town of Sanaa. That was a close-up, showing mainly people coming out through the gate. Today you can see the whole gate and the wall surrounding it, as well as some of the fantastic, typical buildings of Sanaa. The old town and the city wall go back hundreds of years but restorations have been going on all the time because of the fragility of the mud structures.
This is a scanned Kodachrome slide.
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  • wolf38 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1860 W: 73 N: 907] (5859)
  • [2007-11-08 2:44]

Hallo Gert. Es freut mich, das alte Stadttor von Sanaa zu sehen. Noch vor einigen Jahren wurden dort die Hände von Dieben angenagelt. Aber der Jemen ist auch zivilisierter geworden. Ein schönes und sehenswertes Photo. Viele Grüße, Wolfgang.

Hej Gert,
Fine and very different architecture. Interesting view of daily life, but where are all the women? No hands nailed on the wall?
Hälsningar
Gunnar

Hi, Gert.
This is the famous old city...
Interesting composition, people and architecture together.
Best regards
Renzo

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  • ifanik Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1292 W: 52 N: 1893] (11015)
  • [2007-11-08 11:31]

Hi Gert
Very beautiful photograph with beautifully as in fairy tale, colours and very good composition
Regards
Nick

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  • konok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 229 W: 0 N: 115] (1931)
  • [2007-11-15 15:03]

Well composed and informative photo, thanks for sharing!
Regards
Janos

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