Africa Gallery

Fabulous Arab Doorway - Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia

An absolutely fabulous Arab Doorway in the port town of Sidi Bou Said Tunisia, with a pair of knockers for the main decorated wooden doors (for ease of knocking when on a camel or on horseback?) and an additional knocker for the smaller inset door, being rapped by a visitor, keen to gain entrance. If the wonders beyond match the ornate glories of the door, then one can appreciate his keenness to gain admittance. Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Hypostyle Hall, The Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramese II), Luxor, West Bank, Thebes

Hypostyle Hall, The Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramese II), Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

© Richard Maschmeyer

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Calligraphy and zellige in the patio of the Medersa Ben Yousef, built in 1570

Calligraphy and zellige in the patio of the Medersa Ben Yousef, built in 1570, the biggest Koranic school in the Maghreb, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

© Godong

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