Oman may do a good line in
doors, but the windows can also be pretty impressive. They're mainly arched, some with bars, others with shutters and often small to keep the rooms inside shaded and cool. There's something about a window that makes me want to peer in, or peer out - am I just a natural nosey parker? Somehow, I don't think it's just me ...
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Beautiful stone grills for the rooms, arrow slits and peep holes for the guards on the roof
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Another castle window (if you hadn't guessed!)
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Simple curves and lines overlapping in this gorgeous example of Arabic architecture
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| Windows to let in the light and air but keeping the lower part of the room cool - genius |
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| what's left of a window in an old-style wattle-and-daub house |
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| Classy modern shutters create patterns of light inside |
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| because you wouldn't want to accidentally fall out at this height! |
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| Keeping the thieves out, or the residents in? |
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