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PMR-D3071 Bahrain, Muharraq: Beit Sheikh Isa bin Ali, a traditional upper-class house built about 1800, and recently refurbished and opened to the public. Seat of the emir in the 19th century. The top of the wind-tower on the roof, which directs cooling breezes into the room below. Keywords: oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, Sheikh, dwelling, living style, architecture, artistic
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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
Collection: Travel
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PMR-D3071
Upload Date: 2015-05-01 13:51:43
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Bahrain, Muharraq: Beit Sheikh Isa bin Ali, a traditional upper-class

house built about 1800, and recently refurbished and opened to the public. Seat of the emir in the 19th century.

The top of the wind-tower on the roof, which directs cooling breezes into the room below.
Keywords: oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, Sheikh, dwelling, living style, architecture, artistic