Object 14. Block of coral from an Abu Dhabi house - late 19th/early 20th century
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Channel: The National News · 2011 · Education
40 historic objects that shaped the UAE: 14. Block of coral from an Abu Dhabi house - late 19th/early 20th Century This block of coral is part of a wall from an old house demolished in the 1980s. For those with money to build bigger houses, nature provided the perfect building material in the form of coral. ******* To mark the UAE's 40th anniversary, we are featuring 40 historic objects in a series from Sunday to Thursday weekly until December 1 2011. Visit http://uae40.thenational.ae/ for more articles and videos.
