~KAYRA~
10-07-2014, 01:03 PM
These pictures taken by Mohammed Helmi show a glimpse of what the Masjid Al Haram looked like more than 65 years ago. Just goes to show how much has changed.
Al Abbas Gate
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/al-abbas-gate.jpg
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/823497_10152362474268094_1879348501232372315_o.jpg (http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/823497_10152362474268094_1879348501232372315_o.jpg )
The Mataf area – notice that there was no marble flooring…
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/haram-courtyard.jpg (http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/haram-courtyard.jpg)
So many birds…
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/haram.jpg (http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/haram.jpg)
No queues at the Hajar Al Aswad back then…
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kaba.jpg (http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kaba.jpg)
There was a building above the ZamZam well called the ZamZam building…
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/zamzam-building.jpg (http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/zamzam-building.jpg)
And there was also a structure above Maqam Ibrahim.
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/maqam-ibrahim.jpg
Al Abbas Gate
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/al-abbas-gate.jpg
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/823497_10152362474268094_1879348501232372315_o.jpg (http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/823497_10152362474268094_1879348501232372315_o.jpg )
The Mataf area – notice that there was no marble flooring…
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/haram-courtyard.jpg (http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/haram-courtyard.jpg)
So many birds…
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/haram.jpg (http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/haram.jpg)
No queues at the Hajar Al Aswad back then…
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kaba.jpg (http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kaba.jpg)
There was a building above the ZamZam well called the ZamZam building…
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/zamzam-building.jpg (http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/zamzam-building.jpg)
And there was also a structure above Maqam Ibrahim.
http://ilmfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/maqam-ibrahim.jpg