Jeddah Mosque Door

The doors of the Al Anani mosque in Jeddah are beautiful and very traditional geometric designs.  The tall carved wood doors have golden trim accents and the doorway is topped with a pointed arch with the typical star and circle pattern.  I think it has an Asian feel to it.  

Jeddah Sculpture The Eye

"The Eye" is one of Jeddah's most well known sculptures and is now located in the Middle Corniche Sculpture Park.  It is made of bronze and is the creation by famed French sculptor Cesar Baldaccini.  He is also responsible for "The Fist" and "The Thumb" which also have places in Jeddah.  Since I last featured this sculpture on my blog in 2014, the shrubs around it have grown quite a bit.    

Jeddah Intercontinental Hotel

It looks small from this angle, but it's actually much larger than it looks in this photo.  The Intercontinental Hotel of Jeddah is a beautiful five star hotel with all the amenities to make your stay enjoyable.   

SkyWatch Henry Moore Sculpture

Three Piece Reclining Figure No. 1 is the name of this work of art by Henry Moore, a British sculptor.  It is housed in the open air sculpture park on the Middle Corniche right next to the Red Sea.  Even though this work is Moore's interpretation of a reclining human form, it was acceptable because it doesn't realistically resemble the human form, which would be prohibited in Saudi Arabia for religious reasons.  So Moore's abstract forms were deemed okay.  CLICK HERE to see another photo of this sculpture taken from anothr angle.


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Jeddah Sculpture Flame

In 1985 Sylvestre Monnier's sculpture called "Flames" found its home in Jeddah.  I never saw it until a few years ago when it found its new home in Jeddah's Middle Corniche Sculpture Park, along with dozens of other amazing artwork by world renowned artists.  Monnier is a French architect turned sculptor The polished mirror stainless steel artwork is a graceful shiny piece of art representing sunlight that stands almost 15 feet high.  Monnier lives and works in Paris. 

Here's another really cool photo of this same sculpture that I posted a few years ago.  

Jeddah Stained Glass Dome

This beautiful dome adorns the ceiling of the Shami Restaurant in Jeddah.  It is located near the Corniche and Falastine across the street from the Red Sea.  

Our World - More Scenes from Produce Market

It's no secret that I'm fascinated with the fresh produce markets here in Saudi Arabia.  The sheer quantity and size of some of the produce is amazing, not to mention the variety and the amount of edible vegetables that I have never been exposed to before.

Aren't these old wooden handmade crates cool?  I wonder how long it takes to make one of these by hand?

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