BBC - MYTHS AND HEROES: THE QUEEN OF SHEBA: Shibam by night

Surely on of the wonders of Arabia, it was Thesiger's monochromes of this place that first kindled my desire to see the Yemen. The 16th century town was gazetted as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1982. Here, the multi-storied mud houses that comprise the old town are seen at night from the roof of the government rest-houseNikon F5, 17-35mm, Fuji Velvia 100
Shibam by night

Surely on of the wonders of Arabia, it was Thesiger's monochromes of this place that first kindled my desire to see the Yemen. The 16th century town was gazetted as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1982. Here, the multi-storied mud houses that comprise the old town are seen at night from the roof of the government rest-house 

Nikon F5, 17-35mm, Fuji Velvia 100