| Search results - "architecture" |
DETAIL OF A VILLAGE NEAR TAHOUA, Niger. By Yann Arthus Bertrand41 viewsThis village near Tahoua, in southwestern Niger, shows typical Hausa architecture: cubelike houses of banco (a mixture of earth and vegetal fibers), alongside imposing ovoid-shaped grain storehouses. The Hausa people, who make up 53 percent of the country’s population, are farmers, but they are most renowned for their craftwork and trade. The Hausa city-states in northern Nigeria have had commerce with numerous African countries for several centuries. Today the region of Tahoua is crossed by a road that leads northward, commonly called the “uranium route.” A vein of uranium was discovered in 1965 in the ground below the Air Massif, and mines in the northern town of Arlit yield nearly 3,000 tons of uranium each year, or about 10 percent of the world output, making Niger the third world producer.
|
|
The Long Hall of the Temple by Stuck in Customs43 views
|
|
The workshop by Bartek Kuzia341 views
|
|
By Alcove452 views
|
|
Ick by Autowitch35 views
|
|
By Alcove42 views
|
|
Secret Illuminated by Dave W Clarke49 views
|
|
Colosseum, Rome, Italy by Rosino42 views
|
|
Essorage de Monument. Monument Wringing by Cool M.101 views
|
|
Yeni Cami, Istanbul, Turkey by Rosino34 views
|
|
ABU SIMBEL, Nile Valley, Egypt. By Yann Arthus Bertrand38 viewsThe archaeological site of Abu Simbel consists of two monumental temples of pink sandstone, built during the reign of Ramesses II (c. 1301–1235 B.C.). The facade of the larger one, facing toward the rising sun, holds four statues of the pharaoh that are 65 feet (20 m) tall and weigh 1,200 tons. The face of one of the giants has lain at his feet ever since an earthquake that occurred more than 3,000 years ago. In 1954 the decision to build the Aswan High Dam on the Nile threatened to bury the site under the waters of the reservoir lake. Upon the initiative of UNESCO, fifty nations—eager to reconcile the demands of development with historical heritage—united behind an arduous project. Four and a half years of hard work beginning in 1963, mobilizing 900 workers and more than $40 million, were required to break down the temples into more than a thousand blocks and then rebuild them identically, 200 (60 m) feet higher on an artificial cliff supported by a concrete vault. Since 1979 Abu Simbel has been one of the 721 UNESCO world heritage sites.
|
|
Junk at Ksar Hadada by Bartek Kuzia76 views
|
|
|
|
