Jeddah: Details on Museum Facade

The woodworking is amazing on Jeddah's Tayebat Museum.  I don't know how old the museum itself is, but the woodwork is regularly maintained to protect it from the effects of Jeddah's harsh climate. 

Intricate carved wood details adorn the beautiful Tayebat Museum.  The window coverings are called rawasheen and are part of Jeddah's architectural heritage. 

Tayebat Museum: Pretty Details

Beautiful design work at the Tayebat Museum in Jeddah.

Exquisite detail.

Our World: Tayebat Museum Minaret

There are many minarets at the Tayebat Museum in Jeddah.  It houses a mosque, a museum, and an educational facility.

This is a closer up view of the detail of the pretty mosaic tile work at the base of minaret.




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Door Knocker at Tayebat Museum

This is a carved panel of a door which also features a brass door knocker.  It can be found at the Tayebat Museum in Jeddah. 

Jeddah's Cosmos Sculpture

Many of Jeddah's sculptures are being relocated from the centers of large traffic intersections as the roundabouts are being dismantled and replaced with tunnels and overpasses to help aid with traffic flow.  The traffic circle that is home to the well-known Cosmos sculpture has not yet been addressed.  This sculpture is one of the largest in the world and it won't be an easy task to relocate it.  For more information about The Cosmos, please CLICK HERE. 

Welcoming Entrance

A welcoming entrance - adorned with Arabic script above the doorway - this carved door and matching side columns greet visitors at the Tayebat Museum of Jeddah.

Where I belong - With My Husband

While Saudi Arabia isn't exactly on my Top Ten List of Places I Want to Live, it has been my home for the past 8 years, and life here isn't so bad.  The first couple of years were pretty hard adjusting to the way of life here and being so far away from my family and friends.  But life has gotten better and easier here in Saudi Arabia, especially in the transportation department, since women are not allowed to drive in this country.  I don't have a personal driver like some lucky women here do, but the advent of easy to use transport companies such as Uber, Careem, and EasyTaxi have had a tremendous impact in the lives of many women here in KSA, myself included.

Today is the first of the month, which means it's theme day for City Daily Photo bloggers.  City Daily Photo is an online community of photo bloggers from around the world,  sharing the wonders of their area of the world pictorially with   others.  Each month there is a different theme.  This month's theme is "Where I Belong."  I chose this photo because my place is with my husband, and this is where he wants to be for now.  So this is where I belong, alongside my hubby of 38 years.

Please visit the City Daily Photo portal to view other participants' entries for today's theme day of "Where I Belong."