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Aït Benhaddou is a historic ighrem or ksar (fortified village) along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh in Morocco. It is considered a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. The site of the ksar has been fortified since the 11th century during the Almoravid period. None of the current buildings are believed to date from before the 17th century, but they were likely built with the same construction methods and designs as had been used for centuries before. The site's strategic importance was due to its location in the Ounila Valley along one of the main trans-Saharan trade routes. The Tizi n'Tichka pass, which was reached via this route, was one of the few routes across the Atlas Mountains, crossing between Marrakech and the Dra'a Valley on the edge of the Sahara. Today, the ksar itself is only sparsely inhabited by several families. The depopulation over time is a result of the valley's loss of strategic importance in the 20th century. Most local inhabitants now live in modern dwellings in the village on the other side of the river, and make a living off agriculture and especially off the tourist trade. In 2011 a new pedestrian bridge was completed linking the old ksar with the modern village, with the aim of making the ksar more accessible and to potentially encourage inhabitants to move back into its historic houses.
Is anyone else going to be attending Brick Bash?
If you are interested here is a link to the website: www.brickbash.com/default.aspx
I know that I am probably going to go! :)
Still clearly visible are the layers of palm fronds and lime used to strengthen the sun-dried brick structure of the 4th millennium BC Sumerian ziggurat at Uruk (Warka), 39 km east of Samawah, Iraq.
Make a photograph today of an interesting subject with as vertical or high a point of view as you can manage., post it then Tag it with #TP50 ... You can sort of tell I live in a depressed area.
Abandon buildings
Abandoned brick plant at Claybank, Saskatchewan. The plant closed in 1989 and was aquired by the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation. It is open for tours in the summer.
Het voorplein bij Escher in Het Paleis is opnieuw bestraat Het oude patroon met de antieke prachtige blauw/grijze Scoria Bricks is weer te zien zoals het was.
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Download free for any kind of use. If you want to sell it as yours... good luck!
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The brick kilns serve as a source of livelihood for thousands of unskilled labourers from across the country and from the neighbouring country, Bangladesh. The seasonal nature of the work attracts migrant labour, many of them landless farmers.
The brick kilns workers are recruited arbitrarily by local contractors. Exploitation and complete disregard for existing labour laws is rampant in this sector. As the payment is made to the head of each family based on the number of bricks produced, it is not uncommon to find children involved in the process to maximise income.