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Al-Qatt Al-Asiri is a traditional Saudi home decorating application where bright colors are hand-painted onto plastered walls as murals in g...

Here is another typical villa in Jeddah - large residence and tall walls surrounding it.  

Family villas in Jeddah are usually quite large to accommodate large families, plus household help like maids and drivers.  All villas t...

A villa in Jeddah with a large rotunda architectural feature - which always reminds me of castles. To  visit MORE friendly skie...

Saudi Arabia is a very family-oriented place, full of entertainment facilities that cater to children. Among these are water parks and a...

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

Continuing on from yesterday's post, here are some photos that show the walls and environment of the beautiful mosaics on the walls ...

The tall walls surrounding Jeddah's family villas are sometimes enhanced with unexpected artwork or details. As a fan and desig...

Wood doesn't wear very well in the hot dusty climate of Jeddah, so it's unusual to see wooden gates such as this one.  Most gate...

Many family villas in Saudi Arabia take up most of the space of the lots they are built on, with very limited outside space around the v...

Saudi families are generally much larger than the average American family, and therefore require larger living accommodations.  Many fam...

Family villas surrounded by tall walls afford much sought after privacy.

There are many tented parking shades like these around Jeddah.  Some of the big malls also have covered or underground parking or parkin...

This villa's gate in Jeddah has a very Asian vibe going on.

I'm not sure if this gate is to a villa or a business of some kind. There is a sign above the entrance but I don't know what it ...