SLATED FOR DEMOLITION

Many slum areas of Jeddah have already been demolished and many more are scheduled to be torn down in the near future. The buildings are unsightly, in disrepair, and house mostly lower paid foreign workers. 

Despite the mess, I still manage to find beauty in these buildings

 

Jeddah Opaque Villa Gates

Private residences here in Jeddah are always surrounded by tall walls, which means they all require gates as well.  Privacy is of the utmost importance to Saudis. The inner courtyard allows the women of the house an outdoor space where they do not have to cover their hair and don't have to wear an abaya without the fear of being seen not being properly covered. 

The walls and gates are an important feature of the overall design of the stately homes, as they are the first impression one has of a place.  The gates are made of metal, wood, or wrought iron with opaque sheeting that allows the light through. 

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Villa Styles of Jeddah

Variety of Villas

The above villas are actually the same architectural designs, just reversed, but because of the difference in the color of windows, they don't really look the same.

Not much of the front of this villa is visible because of all the large palm trees outside its walls.

I believe this is a duplex villa.  

Suburban Jeddah

A huge and beautiful walled villa in Jeddah...

Pretty Compound Pool Area in Jeddah

There are many compounds in Jeddah where expats workers are housed. Many of them have a resort feel to them. This is a pool area inside one of Jeddah's compounds.  

Jeddah Corner Villa

I love the trimmed bushes around the walls of this enormous corner villa in Jeddah.  I think it all works together quite well and is very attractive.  

Livin' Large in Jeddah

Well, I guess if you've got it, flaunt it.  No such thing as understated here...

Saudi Arabia Door

Like many people, I am fascinated and drawn to doors.  Here in Saudi Arabia, there is an endless supply of fascinating doors that are each beautiful in their own way.  Besides the unique paint colors of yellow-orange, red, and pink on this metal door, I love the spray painting on the wall of both sides of the door, the chipped away cement to the right of the door, and the black plaid fabric laying on the right as well.   I'm just totally intrigued with this image.

Jeddah Walled Villa

Stately villas here in Jeddah are almost always surrounded by tall walls for privacy.  I really like the  details of the columns and the elegant gates.

SkyWatch: Jeddah Compound Pool Area

This is the pool area of one of the many residential expat compounds for foreign workers living in Jeddah.  Women are not required to wear abayas inside the compound walls, and most of these residential compounds do not allow Saudi nationals to live there.


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Jeddah Compound Living

Inside a residential compound of Jeddah, space is at a premium, so many units are attached to others instead of being separate villas.

SkyWatch: Jeddah Corniche Highrises

Modern architectural styles in Saudi Arabia often feature curves, cut outs, and blue glass. These two residential buildings along Jeddah's Corniche offer gorgeous views of the Red Sea.



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Jeddah: Red Door and White Cat

A red metal door with a lock hanging on it and a white cat waiting for its owner to come home - in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  

Saudi Arabia: Formal Living Room

This is the formal living room of a typical Saudi home. Most Saudi homes have at least two entrances and two separate parlor areas to accommodate female and male guests separately.  Saudi decorating style tends to lean toward formal.

Our World: Jeddah Villa with Privacy Wall

This is a shot of a very typical single family villa of Jeddah.  All villas completely enclosed by tall walls.  Many walls have upward extensions for additional privacy from neighboring buildings, as you can see here on the left.




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SkyWatch: Jeddah Pointed Villa Gate

Some villa entrances here in Jeddah make quite a statement, like this heavy pointed one.



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Jeddah Unusual Entrance

I see some rather strange looking structures at times here in Jeddah and today's post features one of them.  I really don't believe this unusual structure actually leads to anything.  Maybe it's a small storage room or something.  I just don't know.  

Jeddah: Typical Apartment Building

This is a typical apartment building in a residential neighborhood of Jeddah.

Saudi Arabia: Always a Mosque Close By

Every few blocks one can always find a mosque closeby in Jeddah.  Every neighborhood has at least one nearby mosque, if not a choice between two or three.  Even when traveling out in the middle of the desert, there are roadside areas designated for prayer every few miles.  The white villa in this photo is home to one family, while the other is actually a duplex.