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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

World Travels: Yemen

Set in Stone—A tall house carved from a rock mountain provides shelter for just a single family. Each floor and wing is devoted to a specific use: livestock and seasonal storage on the ground, kitchen and dining areas, living and sleeping rooms at the middle, with the top reserved for the mafraj (sitting room) and its grand views for entertaining and the afternoon qat chewing ritual.