Monday, October 20, 2014

This is one of the homes in the Libyan oasis city of Ghadamès known as the 'pear...

This is one of the homes in the Libyan oasis city of Ghadamès known as the ‘pearl of the desert’. The entire city is made from either rammed earth or adobe with limestone and palm-wood forming a labyrinth of enclosed streets.





The adobe city of Ghadames

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A labyrinth of enclosed streets maintain a cool space in the summer and warm in the freezing winters

from Home Services Blog http://www.facebook.com/naturalhomes/posts/732528840133516




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