Detail of the elaborately carved lattices in the walls of the Isa bin Ali house in Muharraq, Bahrain which allow the circulation of air to cool the rooms inside.
The sun casts the shadow of a lamp on the adobe wall of the Isa bin Ali house, Muharraq, Bahrain.
A replica oil lamp with a low-energy light bulb sits in an alcove in the entrance to the Isa bin Ali house, Muharraq, Bahrain while sunlight streams through the archway onto the wall opposite.