"The Northern Palace - Middle Balcony"

Masada National Park - Judean Desert - Israel - November 2006

Kodak Gold 200

I'm returning to Masada after the wintry short break...

As you may recall, Hordus built a palace on the northern cliff of Masada for his guests (and himself), with impressive 180 degrees view from East to West. This shot was taken from the middle balcony, facing the cliff itself, and looking up toward the upper balcony of the northern palace. You can distinguish part of the carvings into the rock at the base of the cliff, and the above balcony. A strong motif in the Palace is the semi-circular architecture which enables this impressive side-to-side panorama. You can also distinguish the circular trench that used as a basis for the middle balcony (where I stood - it's a bit skewed due to the ultra wide angle of view).

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