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Known locally as the *Bride of the Red Sea*..this cosmopolitan port city has for centuries played host & gateway to millions of travellers seeking access to Islam's two holiest shrines in Makkah & Madinah. Jeddah is a true melting pot for people from different cultures and is probably the liveliest most dynamic city in Saudi Arabia today.
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HIM2 > The Mohammad Farsi mosque located on the corniche, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia....In the background (left) the award winning National Commercial Bank building .... both buildings outstanding pieces of architecture in their own right within their own respective styles.
HIM2 > This is one of my favourite mosques outside Istanbul ... it's a small mosque located on the Jeddah corniche commissioned in the mid-80s to an Aga Khan award winning architect...the mosque is now named after the ex-mayor of Jeddah who commissioned it; Mohammad Saeed Farsi. I love its sensitive scale, form, materials, detailing, colour as well as location all of which combine to create imo probably the nicest mosque in Saudi Arabia and an exceptional piece of indigenous architecture.
HIM2 > The Mohammad Farsi mosque located on the corniche, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
HIM2 > Sunset by the King's Palace, Jeddah.
HIM2 > A city view of Jeddah showing the National Commercial Bank and (left of center) one of the oldest contemporary hotels in the city, the Red Sea Palace.
HIM2 > Jeddah photo
HIM2 > Initially built as Jeddah's Inter-Continental hotel but then deemed inappropriate as it overlooked the king's Jeddah island residence about a kilometer away. The government subsequently bought the building and turned it into the official Jeddah residence of foreign emissaries and dignitaries visiting Jeddah. The building is a good example of contemporary architecture responding to indigenous requirements and aesthetics.
HIM2 > Initially built as the Jeddah inter-continental hotel.
HIM2 > As I was taking shots in Jeddah's old district (Al Balad), these 3 Somali children followed me everywhere, surprised and excited at the interest I was taking in their old decaying neighbourhood. I had to take a photo of them .. and thanks to digital, they were even more excited to see their photo immediately after! This old district of Jeddah now accommodates some of the poorest city dwellers mostly from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt & Indian sub-continent. In order to save this historic heart of Jeddah, should the authorities decide to preserve & renovate this area, the current inhabitants must be appropriately relocated to suitable (probably purpose-built) accommodation.
The Mohammad Farsi mosque located on the corniche, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia....In the background (left) the award winning National Commercial Bank building .... both buildings outstanding pieces of architecture in their own right within their own respective styles.
> The Mohammad Farsi mosque located on the corniche, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia....In the background (left) the award winning National Commercial Bank building .... both buildings outstanding pieces of architecture in their own right within their own respective styles.
The Mohammad Farsi mosque located on the corniche, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia....In the background (left) the award winning National Commercial Bank building .... both buildings outstanding pieces of architecture in their own right within their own respective styles.
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Keywords: mosque jeddah saudi arabia traditional architecture
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