shot the door

davereed:

Shibam Hadhramaut (sometimes called the Manhattan or Chicago of the desert) is a floodplain city in Yemen dating back to the 3rd century AD. It was an important stop on the spice and incense route. Due to Bedouin attacks and powerful family rivalries, the city was carefully planned with streets and squares in a grid pattern, behind a fortified wall. The mud-brick buildings themselves are the most notable, rising from 5-8 (up to 11 in some sources) stories, making them one of the oldest examples of “urban planning based on multi-storeyed construction.” (UNESCO) 

via captainplanit

this reminds me I have to go to school next week

(Source: defranco)