The palace of Imam Yahya in Yemen (18 photos)

He stands atop inaccessible rock - this is a very famous tourist attraction of Yemen.
This country basically rich in interesting places and monuments.



 
1. In accordance with this very ancient architectural style of the window is divided into two parts: the lower part - a normal window, while the upper part is an intricate stained glass of colored glass and translucent alabaster.



2. Today in the Palace of the Imam is a museum, and the palace itself is its main exhibit.



3. palace walls are made of baked mud bricks and window openings ornament made of white plaster. Such plaster window frames in the style of "Tahrim" nowadays preserved only in Yemen.



4. The architectural style of the Palace of the Imam in exactly the same style homes standing in the old part of Sana'a. Archaeologists claim that these houses were built in ancient Babylon.



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6. In the modern version of the Palace of 7 floors and 35 rooms. Near the Palace of the Imam on the rock is an ancient well, which reaches a depth of 275 meters.



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8. Multi-storey Palace of Dar al Hayyar served as the summer residence of the Imam Yahya. The building itself is an extended reconstruction of the palace, which was built in this place in 1786, which in turn was built on the site of an even more ancient buildings.



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10. Imam Yahya was killed by assassins in 1948 during the coup.



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12. However, it was military officers studying abroad, and formed the main opposition forces, which fought with the unlimited power of the Imam.



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14. He actively suppress separatist movements and was able to gain international recognition of Yemen. Imam explicitly supported the feudal system, but just under his rule the people of Yemen for the first time have access to education abroad.



15. Methods of Imam were primitive simple (say, even the state treasury he held almost at under the bed), but he was the leader, of course, talented, and he managed to do a lot for the country.



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17. Imam Yahya (1897 - 1948) has long ruled his country with great power comparable to the power of an absolute monarch. Under his personal supervision, both national treasury, and tax collection.



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19. For example, the capital of Yemen - Sana'a - is one of the most ancient cities in the world, and all the old town is entirely included in the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The historic city of Zabid and surrounded by earthen walled city of Shibam is also included in this list.



Source: bigpicture.ru