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25-MAR-2016

Monument to Saudi history (1)

We took a drive south in the direction of Jeddah looking for the popular Red Sand Dunes, but simply couldn’t find them with the sketchy directions we had. Along the Makkah Highway at a big police checkpoint, however, we came across this semi-circular monument on either side of the road, complete with four large towers, and an enormous sculpture on the divider, depicting the origins and history of Saudi Arabia.

As David pointed out, the story moves from right to left, the same way Arabic script is written.

A family, posted earlier:

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Gill Kopy28-Mar-2016 01:47
What a marvelous monument - love how those palms underscore the story. Your shot captures it beautifully V
Julie Oldfield27-Mar-2016 14:09
Excellent composition. V
Alexander Kazakov27-Mar-2016 08:38
Excellent composition! V
LynnH26-Mar-2016 14:04
It's quite impressive! I like your PoV and wide view. V
Claude Gagnon26-Mar-2016 13:17
Beautiful, very well done Helen :))
Graeme26-Mar-2016 10:03
Beautifully composed. V
Patrick Goossens26-Mar-2016 09:21
A great view on this monument and the decorations.
Chris Morton26-Mar-2016 07:55
quite nicely done
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal26-Mar-2016 07:49
Fantastic shot of this interesting monument, the view is beautiful. V
Gerard Koehl26-Mar-2016 07:23
Magnifique endroit. V
Bill Miller26-Mar-2016 06:51
An interesting place. And I find it funny to think that you could loose sand dunes...
Milan Vogrin26-Mar-2016 06:35
Beautiful image! V
globalgadabout26-Mar-2016 06:18
fine shot of a fascinating scene....wonder if the history frieze should be viewed right to left, which seems the progression...that would jive with written Arabic practice..
joseantonio26-Mar-2016 06:12
quite an interesting monument. Seems a long history is depicted there.V