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Residential Architecture - 1  
   

Residential Architecture - 1

The architecture here utilizes concrete... but integrates numerous shapes and angles. Usually, the houses have earth tone colors and tinted windows (probably to keep out the sun/heat).
Day 34 - Bahrain

April 19th 2006
Today… I wore jeans. 😊 To start out the tour of the Grand Mosque, Augusta had to change into an abaya and we had to take off our shoes. They also gave us some juice while we waited for our tour guide. Ezra was our tour guide. She was very friendly (as was everyone there that we met or came across). The Grand Mosque (as all mosques in Bahrain) was built and continues to be funded by t ... read more
Middle East » Bahrain

Bahraini Flag Bahrain's small size and central location among Persian Gulf countries require it to play a delicate balancing act in foreign affairs among its larger neighbors. Facing declining oil reserves, Bahrain has turned to petroleum processing and refining a... ... read more
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