SCULPTURES - NOW & THEN

THE HARSH CLIMATE OF JEDDAH REQUIRES SUITABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR ITS MANY SCULPTURES. CONSTANT MAINTENANCE IS CALLED FOR - NECESSITATING REPAIRS, REFURBISHING OR REPAINTING. WITH CHANGES TO ROADWAYS AROUND THE CITY, SOME SCULPTURES HAVE BEEN RELOCATED. OTHERS HAVE JUST DISAPPEARED.

THIS COLORFUL BOAT SCULPTURE IS LOCATED IN THE OBHUR DISTRICT OF JEDDAH. ABOVE IS HOW IT APPEARS TODAY. I POSTED THE BELOW PHOTO OF THE SAME SCULPTURE BACK IN 2009 WHEN IT HAD A RED, WHITE AND BLUE COLOR PALETTE.  

THIS SCULPTURE IS CALLED THE SHAHADAT AL TAWHID. THE CORNICHE AREA ALONG THE RED SEA WHERE IT IS LOCATED WAS COMPLETELY REDONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. ABOVE IS HOW IT APPEARS TODAY.  THE TWO PHOTOS BELOW WERE TAKEN BY ME IN 2010 FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES.  

THE SHAHADA IS A PHRASE IN ARABIC RECITED BY EVERY MUSLIM PROFESSING THEIR MONOTHEISTIC BELIEF THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD.  THIS SCULPTURE WAS MADE BY SPANISH ARTIST JULIO LAFUENTE, WHO DID NOT READ OR SPEAK ARABIC HIMSELF.

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS

UNUSUAL SCULPTURE IN ASFAN

TORY BURCH IN ARABIC

CLOUDY REFLECTIONS IN BLUE GLASS

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WEEKEND ROUNDUP - LETTER "Y"

STARTS WITH "Y" - "YIKES!" STARTS WITH "Y."

SHOES WITH RHINESTONE INSECTS!

A FAVORITE - "YACHT" ON THE RED SEA

"YELLOW" - FRANKINCENSE IN ALL SHADES OF YELLOW

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JEDDAH SUNSET SKIES

BIRDS IN FLIGHT

SUNSET ON THE RED SEA CORNICHE

MINARET AT DUSK

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THANKFUL THURSDAY

 

SIGNS OF CULTURE - "FAMILIES ONLY"

SHOPS CATERING TO WOMEN ARE DESIGNATED "FAMILY ONLY"

I CAN'T IMAGINE WEARING SEQUINED UNDERWEAR!

"FAMILIES ONLY" = WOMEN + CHILDREN.

MALE CUSTOMERS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FEMALE.

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SAUDI WOMEN

PLAYFUL AND FUN (INTERNET IMAGE)

CURIOUS AND FRIENDLY

LOVE TO SHOP

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TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION MURALS

ARTWORK FEATURING LANDMARKS AND SCULPTURES AROUND JEDDAH

MURALS SET UP AS TEMPORARY BARRIERS HIDING CONSTRUCTION MESS

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THINGS YOU SEE IN SAUDI ARABIA

RELIGIOUS PILGRIMS WITH SHAVED HEADS

GREEN ROSHAN IN AL BALAD

MAGIC LAMP MADE OF PEWTER

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS IN JEDDAH

SHINY DALLAH REFLECTION

REFLECTIONS AT THE MALL

REFLECTIONS ON SHOP WINDOW

BLUE GLASS REFLECTIONS

SKYSCRAPER REFLECTIONS

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WEEKEND ROUNDUP - LETTER "X"

STARTS WITH "X" - "XANTHIC," MEANING YELLOW

A FAVORITE - "XESTURGY," SHINY POLISHED OBJECTS

"X-TRA SPECIAL" - EXTRAORDINARY TILED POOL 

OF ANGAWI HOUSE, AN ARCHITECTURAL GEM

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CLEAR BLUE SKIES

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TIMELESS THURSDAYS

THANKFUL THURSDAY

 

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PAPA JOHN'S IN ARABIC

UNDER THE SIGNS

PURPLE NEON IN ARABIC

FRESH FRUIT MARKET

MINI MARKET CATERING TO FOREIGN WORKERS

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THIS AND THAT

GATHERING PLACE IN AL BALAD

CHOOSE YOUR NUTS, MAKE YOUR OWN FRESH BUTTER

ROADSIDE SHOP IN SAUDI ARABIA

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DEALING WITH THE HEAT IN SAUDI ARABIA

 

NEW WATERPARK UNDER CONSTRUCTION NORTH OF JEDDAH

WORKERS GETTING OUT THE HOT SUN UNDER A FLATBED

CAMELS SEEKING REFUGE IN THE SHADE OF A PALM TREE

STREET CLEANER TAKES A BREAK ON THE CURB IN THE SHADE

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