SkyWatch - Looking Upward in Al Balad

All of the oldest buildings in the old district of Jeddah, called Al Balad, are built of crushed coral and have wood details for the windows.  Back when Jeddah was a small fishing village (it is over 1400 years old), glass was not used for the windows. Instead, window coverings were made of slatted wood to provide air flow and ventilation.  These window coverings are called roshan. Many of them were not flush with the walls, but extended out. The roshan are usually painted in shades of brown, blue, or green.

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