Thula Fort Restoration in Yemen Nominated for 2013 Aga Khan Architecture Award

To the outside world, Yemen is an obscure distant land and men sit around chewing khat, but to its own residents and others familiar with the Middle East, the land harbors a treasure trove of historic artefacts (and so much more). Not only does Yemen have one of the largest collection of multi-storey clay towers, otherwise known as Manhattan of the desert, but it also boasts an impressive collection of stone buildings that date back to…

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Thula Fort Restoration in Yemen Nominated for 2013 Aga Khan Architecture Award

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