Second Major Transformation of Old Jeddah,
Dhahab street constructed (jan 1, 1970 – jan 1, 1980)
Description:
Part of the old city was demolished to open a new large road, Dahab Street, cutting through the dense traditional urban fabric. The old city of Jeddah has lost entire sectors of its original historic fabric, mostly replaced by high-rise structures in the Bahr Quarter next to the original coastline. But large parts of the Yemen, Mazloum and Sham quarters have been able to preserve their overall original structure. Notwithstanding some incongruous building that scar the historic core, the property does not have substantial parts that have lost their values, and preserves a very evident coherence at both the urban and architectural level, and at the economic and social level.
Source: UNESCO nomination document, SCTA
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