Hiba Shalabi

Photos SPEAKS WHEN WORDS CAN’T

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Libya, Sahara desert, a Tuareg village in the Ubari lakes area (via Exodus Travels)

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Mausoleum A

Ghirza, Libya

4th century CE

This monument, which may also be called the tomb of Marchius Nasif and Marchia Mathlich, faces east, to the rising sun and more or less to the town itself. Like the other mausoleums, it is built on a high platform and surrounded by columns that are obviously inspired by classical styles (Ionian columns, in this case, combined with a Doric architrave).

 Mausoleum A is unique because it has two funeral rooms. On stylistic grounds and the evidence of ceramics, it can be dated to the early fourth century.

Above the door, which one can still reach by the stairs to the right, was a simple frieze, in which a Latin inscription was included. To the left and right of the inscription were depictions of two eagles carrying hares. They may represent the ascension to heaven of the soul. The inscription, now in the museum of Lepcis Magna, mentions the two deceased (Marchius Nasif and Marchia Mathlich), for whom their sons Marchius Nimira and Fydel have erected the monument.

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Arch of Marcus Aurelius

Oea (Tripoli), Libya

165 CE

It is a quadrifrons trumphal arch.

The corners of the monument are directed to the four points of the compass, and the four façades are directed to the northwest, northeast, southeast. and southwest. The northwest face is the best preserved. You must imagine a gilded statue of the emperors in a chariot on top if it. All this is very common.

 The decoration itself, however, is not, because it contains mythological symbols, like these griffins (winged lions with the head of an eagle). You will not find them in the spandrels of the Arch of Titus, the Arch of Septimius Severus, or the Arch of Constantine in Rome. Here, the griffins are shown in front of Lucius Verus’ triumphal chariot.

Opposite the emperor, there are sphinxes, this time in front of the chariot of the goddess Roma, the personification of the eternal city. The inscription mentions that the monument was erected by a local magistrate (IIvir) named Gaius Calpurnius Celsus, dedicated to the emperors, and that the proconsul of Africa, Sergius Cornelius Scipio Salvidienus, and his legatus Vittedius Marcellus were also involved. 

The main arches were to the northeast and southwest. In the niches, statues must have stood; one of them was found and tentatively identified with Lucius Verus. This suggests that there must have been a statue of Marcus Aurelius as well; the other two cannot be identified. Above the four statues were four medallions, which probably represented the four seasons. On the arch’s southeast façade, prisoners of war were shown. 

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We are one, there is no difference between us, love and peace unite us, nothing separates us ... Our rights are the same.. ©Hiba Shalabi #hibashalabi #portrait #fineartphoto #fineart #vsco #repost #libyanamerican #inspiration #BlackLivesMatter #onelove #blacklivesmatter✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #africanamerican #african #americanbully #humans #artwork #digitalartwork #creative #hints #digitalart #Arte #artlover #humansrights #libia https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJ6hotD-jn/?igshid=w7ndcjp4ito9

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I had Great time this afternoon with Children of the Old City ❤️💗I hope that the old city will be in a better position than it is now,These children need a better environment to grow. #HibaShalabi #TrabulusnaTeam #selfie #Unicef #libia #selfies #ilovechildren #faces #kids #happy #friends #life #mylife #beauty #photo #portraits #portrait #children #smiles #photooftheday #hope #African #instadaily #f4f #instapic #followalways #me #love #liker #liking

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"الإكتئاب ليس علامة ضعف، بل هو أشارة إلي مُحاولتك أن تكون قويًا لفترة طويلة جدًا." - سيغموند فرويد. تصويري؛هبةشلابي #photographerHibo #hibashalabi #photography #Portrait #libyan #بورتريه #portraits #libyans

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قصر الملك إدريس (قصر الخلد) #photographerHibo #hibashalabi #هبة_شلابي #تصويري #photography #tripoli #طرابلس #Trabules #libya #ليبيا #طرابلسيات #طرابلس_التي_أحب #طرابلس_عاصمة_السلام #cityview #intripoli #mytripoli #outdoor #architectural #details #oldbuilding #buldingsdetails #iloveTripoli (at قصر الملك أدريس)

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Inside the red castle of Tripoli Alsrya alhmra ©Hiba Shalabi #photographerHibo #hibashalabi #هبة_شلابي #تصويري #photography #tripoli #طرابلس #Trabules #طرابلس_التي_أحب #طرابلسيات #libya #ليبيا #المدينةالقديمة #Architectural #oldest #oldcity #travel #repost #intripoli #mytripoli #oldtripoli #building #throught #history #redcastle #castles #architecturalart #turkish (at السرايا الحمراء - the Red Castle)

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بلادي وإن جارت علي عزيزة وأهلي وإن ضنوا علي كرام .. بلادى وأن هانت على عزيزة ولو أننى أعرى بها وأجوع .. يوق المشير.المدينة القديمة نصويري؛ هبةشلابي #photographerHibo #hibashalabi #هبة_شلابي #photography #oldcity #Tripoli #طرابلس #طرابلسيات #Trabules #طرابلس_التي_أحب #libya #ليبيا #المدينةالقديمة #Architectural #details #cityview #intripoli #mytripoli #lifestreet #outdoor #people #libyan #traditional (at Tripoli - The Old City)

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Egyptian architectural in Wafi Mall. Dubai #photographerHibo #hibashalabi #هبة_شلابي #photography #art #فن #Artphoto #fineart #outdoor #place #details #cityview #travel #repost #دبي #الإمارات_العربية_المتحدة #وافي_مول #indubai #dubai #uae #Emirate #mydubai #mydubaipics #mydubaitrip #dubailove #travelling (at Wafi Mall)

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