I love the old roof tiles like these in the garden of the Notre Dame de Sion convent.Many of them came all the way from Marseille in the 19th century to roof the houses around here.
Like this precious little outbuilding!
It sits next to one of the huge rain reservoirs that the Sisters of Sion have on the big walled property.The white yardstick inside goes up to 5 meters.
It finally started to be winter today, cold and rainy; let's hope the pool will fill up this season.
Do you reckon the Rob Roy mixer from yesterday's post contributed some cement to these wall pillars a long time ago?
Just inside the big perimeter walls.This photo from last spring shows how green the nuns' garden can be.
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Wonderful tiles. I wonder if they were used for ballast on the ships that brought them, or if they brought them specifically as roofing supplies...
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Beautiful photos Dina...the tiles are so beautifully ornate...unlike the smooth tiles I saw so much in the Southwest. There have been times I'd have liked to have had that water reservoir...the monsoons came in July and August in Arizona...more rain than the ground could absorb and then most years no more rain till July came again.
ReplyDeleteOf course Rob the Mixer helped the Roux brothers! Long and lasting friendship between France and Scotland.
ReplyDeleteJole apart, the name Roux Freres, Roux brothers, sounds familiar to me, but I can't remember why. Will check further.
Such nice tiles. Did you notice the heart?
ReplyDeleteOK, I remember now. I lived ind worked in Istambul for 2 years, worked as a tourist guide. The Roux brothers were the main providers of bricks and tiles to the Ottoman State, when they were trying to westernize the country. Palestine was part of it, as you know. Many many building in Istambul are covered by these tiles. And the heart was the Roux Brother's signature.
ReplyDeleteLovely - those tiles! I am ever reminded of my first visit there, November 2004. Thank you always Dina.
ReplyDeleteI'm putting the photos I came up with trying to figure out the date Rob Roy Cement Mixer built on my blog...in the upper right corner under my header there will a "page" titled
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Good tour. I would rather be there where the sun shines!
ReplyDeleteStranage to think that those old tiles went so far away from their place of origin!
ReplyDeleteI like the roof tiles too.. old and great!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos! I love how you have history everywhere you turn in Jerusalem.
ReplyDelete«Louis» thinks those tiles are fabulous! Great post, Dina!
ReplyDeleteThe place looks fantastic and, yes, I love the roof tiles too.
ReplyDeleteRoof tiles from Marseille ? It feels like home!
ReplyDeletebeautiful fotos .. the sun makes it warm .. here it is cold and foggy
ReplyDeleteInteresting and beautiful views, lovely the old roof tiles!
ReplyDeletehello beautiful Dina, that is very artsy the erasure of time- with reference to the tiles..thankyou for another beautiful jewel.
ReplyDeleteI send your internet a very speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedy recovery.
have a beautiful week.
love and light shalom,
oh I like this place. It's where I'd want to hang out - with that row of Cyprus trees. I think they used to be a common part of the LA landscape - not so much now
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