Saturday 7 May 2016

The Lonely Castle

Among the a multitude of remains situated in the historical play area of Mada'in Saleh, one seems to be basically alone. Designed into a large boulder, Qasr al-Farid, or "The Alone Adventure," is an amazing historical grave that competitors the majesty of any carved framework on the globe.


Created around the 1st millennium CE, the high act was never actually completed. The information of the website as a "castle" is deceiving, as the huge chiselling is actually a funeral website that was designed as part of the historical Nabatean of Hegra. The Nabateans had an original development strategy that saw their tombs being carved right out of the stone from the top down. Such happens with Qasr al-Farid, although the website seems to be to never have been completed so the workmanship and perfection of the grave gradually decline nearer to the platform of the dwelling.

Generally discussing, this may be seen as a attack against the website in conditions of its elegance or its historical significance, but the declining complete on the act has actually converted out to be a advantage. The imperfect part of the grave is a fantastic screen into the actions taken by the historical carvers before the harder work was refined away.

Archeological significance aside, The Alone Adventure seems to be out as a starkly memorable wonder in a area that is populated with them.           

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