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22-MAR-2014

Shura dome

This is a view of the dome of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia (Majlis as-Shura) building from the hotel grounds. I was hoping for a close-up view of the structure and did everything short of climbing the wall ;-), but to no avail. It is well and truly hidden and I believe would only be visible from an upper floor of the hotel. I even asked Tim to try to get a shot of it for me when Obama was in town, but unfortunately the control room to which he had access was on the other side of the hotel.

This is a severely cropped capture of it from the DQ:

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Jola Dziubinska31-Mar-2014 11:36
Nicely seen, beautiful tones and composition. V.
Karen Stuebing30-Mar-2014 20:34
It is an amazing and beautiful sight rising above the wall. Nice detailed capture. V.
Simon Chandler30-Mar-2014 20:30
A very beautiful and appealing composition. v
Peter Sussex30-Mar-2014 18:09
Excellent and intriguing POV you found, like its symmetry a lot! V
bill friedlander30-Mar-2014 16:54
These are excellent shots and give us a good idea of what the beautiful dome looks like. V
Anitta30-Mar-2014 16:51
Love the tones, beautiful dome. V
Jean Chiasson30-Mar-2014 16:31
Beautiful colors Helen vote
Julie Oldfield30-Mar-2014 15:54
The patterns are wonderful.
joseantonio30-Mar-2014 15:46
A very nice capture of that beautiful dome.V.
Kevin Warren30-Mar-2014 14:34
Nicely composed peek at this beautiful dome. Probably a wise decision not to scale the wall, Helen ;-)
Jeff Real30-Mar-2014 13:19
I love the soft tones in this beautiful capture. ~V~
Jim Coffman30-Mar-2014 13:14
A very nice image of this dome,Helen! Well done..