Adobe Buildings



Egypt, Opposite Luxor, near Gourna - Ramasseum ~1300 BC


India, Spiti (HP) - Tabo Monastery, 996 AD
Adobe as a building material has been used since ages all over the world and especially in Mesopotamia and Egypt. The oldest known example which is still standing is the Granaries of the Ramasseum in Egypt. It has been built by Ramses II from the 19th dynasty, around 1,300 BC in a place called Western Thebes. It can still be seen a few kilometers from the western shore of the Nile, opposite Luxor.

In India, the oldest earthen building is Tabo Monastery, in Spiti valley - Himachal Pradesh. Built in adobes in 996 AD earth, it has withstood Himalayan winters since then.

Taos Pueblo in New Mexico is the oldest inhabited settlement in USA since more than 1,000 years.

Today, adobe is still being used all over the world and it has been widely promoted in Western USA; through building codes and standards.

USA, New Mexico - Taos Pueblo
USA, New Mexico - Taos Pueblo
USA, New Mexico - Taos Pueblo
Egypt, Baris - Market by Hassan Fathy
Egypt, Baris - Market by Hassan Fathy
Egypt, New Gourna - Mosque by Hassan Fathy
Egypt, Near Aswam - Rest House by Hassan Fathy
Niger, Chilkal - Village hut
 
Burkina Faso, Boncoucou - Medical Centre
Iran, Seojane - Bazar (Photo Geor Gerster)
Iran, Kashan - Bazar (Photo B. barbey)
Iran, Meiboud - Office of ICHO
 
India, Spiti, HP - Lahlung Gompa 10th Century
India, Ladakh - Alchi Gompa 10th Century
India, Ladakh - Shey Palace 17th Century
Urugay, Panta Ballenas - House (Photo H. Guillaud)
Urugay, Montevideo - House (Photo H. Guillaud)
Urugay, Montevideo - House (Photo H. Guillaud)
USA, New Mexico - Monastery (Photo M. Shalom)
USA, New Mexico - House (Photo J. Evrard)
USA, Texas, San Antonio - Spanish Governor Palace 1772
Mexico,Durango - Templo Santa Ana, 1760
Mexico, Parras - Cultural centre
 
Mexico, Cuatro Ciénegas - Restaurant
 
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