Shibam – The Oldest City of Skyscrapers In The World

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High-rise buildings are now a common sight in all cities, but have you ever thought when and where for the first time were built tall vertical structures in which could live more families ? The answer is the city of Shibam.

Shibam in 1982 was registered on the UNESCO list as a monument of world cultural heritage and a safe place for tourists became until 2000. The frequency of the beautiful, here is close to the ancient. Maybe the modernistic is put in the last plan, but this ancient “icon” will call you and offer you the extraordinary peace.

Most of the country’s territory is covered by desert plateaus without a river and any other permanent water sources. Unfortunately, however, Shibam was the victim of severe flooding in 1532, when many of the buildings were completely destroyed. But, some of the buildings were preserved and restored and one of them is the Grand Mosque built of clay, which dates from the 753 year.