Raised from the earth, turning back to the earth... by Hélène David-Cuny
Hélène David-Cuny

Raised from the earth, turning back to the earth... by

Mud brick ruined fortress near the city of Tarim – Hadramawt – Yemen

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mountain, ruins, archaeology, earth, fortress, yemen, hadramawt, tarim

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  • jaffa
    jaffaover 2 years ago

    looks like someone decided to build a sandcastle, how do you find a bucket that big. Excellent shot.

  • This is exactly the feel it gave ! ;-) Thanks a lot Jaffa !

    – Hélène David-Cuny

  • anne reeskamp
    anne reeskampover 2 years ago

    what a beautiful and touching and seemingly vulnerable heritage ! How large is it, Hélène ? Wonderful capture ! :-))

  • It must be more than 10 m high, 15 to 20 m wide on the ground, and very majestic in it’s depletion indeed. Thank you Anne, appreciate very much your visit !

    – Hélène David-Cuny

  • artwhiz47
    artwhiz47over 2 years ago

    Another absolutely stunning shot.

  • Thank you Sheila, the sunset light that day was absolutely gorgeous…

    – Hélène David-Cuny

  • Mr-E
    Mr-Eover 2 years ago

    Amazing sight! Great title! Brilliant capture!

  • Thank you Kerry !

    – Hélène David-Cuny

  • Rebattu Etienne
    Rebattu Etienneover 2 years ago

    magique!
    de trés belle couleurs, j’aime beaucoup l’effet château de sable sur la plage!

  • Merci Etienne, c’est tout à fait l’effet que ça faisait en très grand…

    – Hélène David-Cuny

  • sfmilner
    sfmilnerover 2 years ago

    Greetings Helene; Such a beautifully contrasting image and title, well seen and captured.
    steve

  • Peter Hammer
    Peter Hammerover 2 years ago

    It does look like a sandcastle. It’s a fascinating view of the past.

  • Thank you Peter ! :-)

    – Hélène David-Cuny

  • Lozzar Flowers & Art
    Lozzar Flowers...over 2 years ago

    Sad to see such relics go.

  • Thank you Lorraine ! I wonder what’s left of it, I took this shot before the great floodings of autumn 2008.

    – Hélène David-Cuny

  • Eyal Nahmias
    Eyal Nahmiasover 2 years ago

    Excellent title… Interesting to see how the ma made object and nature blen so well together. Thanks for sharing with the Art of the Middle East group.

  • Thank you Eyal ! Architects seeking to integrate their buildings in the natural environment shot take lessons here :-)

    – Hélène David-Cuny

  • leystan
    leystanover 2 years ago

    so many great shots(including my own lol)…but you got my vote.

  • Thank you Leystan, that’s very nice of you to say so ! :-))

    – Hélène David-Cuny