Depending on whether we're heading south for downtown or north to the ritzy malls, we ride past many of the artwork for which the Jeddah Corniche is famous. Deb has already posted about our self-guided walking tour of part of the Corniche last weekend. I wanted to share some more photographs of the strange and beautiful statues we've seen during our stay in this city. Here are some of my personal favorites.
In the middle of a particular roundabout, there are four hanging lanterns. At night, these lanterns light up beautifully with special stained glass designs.
This structure reminds me of Super Mario Brothers. I wonder whether anyone has ever tried to scale it.
Being a city by the sea, Jeddah offers many maritime inspired art and architecture. Here's another roundabout center piece.
We presume this is an office building...
Who made these structures? The truth is out there...
The office building is a mall / resturant that failed to get its license approved :)
ReplyDeleteThe alien structure is actually a VERY old house in the making that got abandoned by its owner. Us ocals are left wondering as mch as you are :)