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16-OCT-2013

Deera Square

"Deera Square is a public space in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in which public executions (usually by beheading) take place. It is sometimes known as Justice Square or Chop Chop Square. After Friday prayers, police and other officials clear the area to make way for the execution to take place. After the beheading of the condemned, the body is wrapped up for the final rites and taken away." (Wikipedia)

To the right is one side of the Great Mosque of Riyadh, which appears to have a fantastic interior.

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janescottcumming17-Oct-2013 22:23
Gruesome! Again the triangles. Interesting tops to the doorway that give this rather plain looking building some character.
Isabel Cutler17-Oct-2013 08:12
How depressing.