Pretty architecture and designs abound in the Arab world. Arab calligraphy and illumination rival that created in medieval European monasteries. Intricate medieval calligraphic motifs have been transferred to stone, ceramic, wood, and metal all over Arabia. Some of these designs would lend themselves to quilting using the Celtic weaving technique. I captured samples of the beauty in Emirates.
inside admin building at American University of Sharjah
I don't remember where this is; sometimes my camera just couldn't help itself taking pictures of anything and everything without noting what or where it was
wooden doors in old town area of Sharjah
wood chest decorated with metal at old town museum in Sharjah
old town museum motifs
metal decoration above doorway in old town Sharjah
on university campus
Oops, this is not a traditional Arab design! It's the enormous ferris wheel at the Casbah down by Sharjah Creek
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