NEW RULES REGARDING SIGNAGE

PROBABLY 99% OF THE BUSINESS SIGNS IN JEDDAH ARE NOW SUPPOSEDLY ILLEGAL. APPARENTLY THE CITY IS FORCING THE REPLACEMENT OF SIGNS WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH ITS NEW REQUIREMENTS - GRAY BACKGROUND AND RAISED 3-D LETTERING. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHEN THE NEW RULES BECOME EFFECTIVE OR WHEN BUSINESSES WILL BE PENALIZED FOR NON-COMPLIANCE, HOWEVER THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT MANY SIGNS ARE BEING REPLACED NOW.

THESE SIGNS ARE NON-COMPLIANT AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED

FLAT SIGNS THAT ARE BACKLIT LIKE THESE ARE ILLEGAL NOW

NOT SURE IF THIS SIGN'S BACKGROUND IS "GRAY" ENOUGH

THE SIGN BELOW FITS THE NEW REGULATIONS, HOWEVER UNFORTUNATELY THIS BUSINESS IS NOW CLOSED.

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VARIED ARCHITECTURE OF JEDDAH

SHERATON HOTEL OFJEDDAH

WHIMSICAL DECOR IN AL BALAD

STONE BUILDING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

JEDDAH'S UNIQUE WINDOW COVERINGS CALLED ROSHAN

ULTRA MODERN DESIGN

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MURALS IN JEDDAH

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THE BLUE RED SEA

THE RED SEA - 50 SHADES OF BLUE

JEDDAH BUILDING WEARING SAFARI HATS ON TOP

INTERIOR SHOT OF JEDDAH RITZ CARLTON

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS - MARAYA CONCERT HALL

MARAYA CONCERT HALL IN AL ULA, SAUDI ARABIA.

LOOK CLOSELY - YOU CAN SEE THE LINES OF MIRRORED TILES.

THE STATE OF THE ART FACILITY REFLECTS THE UNUSUAL & STUNNING SANDSTONE ROCK FORMATIONS SURROUNDING IT

IT'S A PHOTOGRAPHER'S PARADISE

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WEEKEND ROUNDUP - LETTER "Z"

STARTS WITH "Z" - ZAKAT IS ONE OF THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM. IT IS AN ISLAMIC OBLIGATION TO BE CHARITABLE TO THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE.

"ZIPPY" - NO ABAYA AND WEARING ZEBRA. 

I'D SAY THAT'S PRETTY "ZIPPY" FOR SAUDI ARABIA!

A FAVORITE - "ZAATAR" - A TASTY MIDDLE EASTERN MIXTURE OF VARIOUS HERBS AND SPICES, LIKE OREGANO, THYME, SUMAC, SAVORY & SESAME SEEDS, USED IN BREAD DISHES.

ANOTHER FAVORITE "Z" PIC - COLORFUL ZINNIAS

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JEDDAH SKIES

THE COSMOS SCULPTURE IN SILHOUETTE

GOOD MORNING SKY

COLORFUL SUNSET

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ARABIC SIGNS & FONTS

COLORFUL SHOP IN AL BALAD

BLUE NEON IN AL BALAD

TORY BURCH IN ARABIC

DEPARTMENT STORE SIGN

CUTE COLORFUL FONT

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JEDDAH DOORS & GATES

BLUE ASIAN THEME

INTRICATE WOOD CARVING & STUDS

TWO DOORS, ONE SET OF STAIRS

GEOMETRIC DESIGNS

RUSTY WROUGHT IRON

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SIGNS AND SHOPPING

MURAL, GRAFFITI & BILLBOARDS

MEN'S TRADITIONAL WEAR SHOP

ABAYA SOUK

MEN AT THE MALL

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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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