Prefabricated concrete blocks are a staple of Lebanese architecture--there are normal ones, of course--the ones that look like regular old bricks. But there are also the ones in this picture, the kind that make a neat pattern when you stack them up.
Everybody's looking for something. Mary Ann is looking for the real Beirut, whatever that means. These are the photos she takes along the way.
You can browse around the archives here or check out her other blogs. There's one from a few years ago, back when she blogged about art. And then there's another from '09 when she lived in St. Louis (USA).
I love the way the pattern outlines the background images: the palm tree trunk, the street sign, the water's horizon and the human figures...
ReplyDeleteGorgeous and very Lebanese!
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Eleonora
Cool! I've never seen these.
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