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.
Exterior adobe wall of Isa bin Ali House, Muharraq, Bahrain showing arched windows, wooden window frames and water guttering.
Exterior view of window lattices made from carved wood and plaster in the wall of the restored Shaikh Salman house in Muharraq, Bahrain. Drains set near the roof prevent rainwater from damaging the foot of the adobe walls of the building.