Artistic Sand Castle by Omar Kheshgi on Lee Street Beach, Evanston -- 8/5/2012

Castle from distance with several admirers

Castle from southwest showing many towers, windows, doors, battlements, and arch at right

Castle from southeast showing two curving stairways, stonework along the bottoms of them, and arches over the top and bottom of middle stair

Castle from north showimg many "X" patterns, small square peotrusions above 3 arched doors in curved wall below, "Kremenlin-like" rounded peaked tower with many curved lines leading to its top, beautiful gothic arched window in other tower with battlements with fine arched lines crossing within it -- clearly visible with shadows at this sun angle

Castle from northeast showing X patterns, square protrusions and 3 doors on north wall, all 4 towers, and 3rd stairway coming down to north of stair with arch at bottom

Close up of main stair with arch, showing windows in tower, small peaked roof pavilion, stonework and a little of third north stair

Another close-up showing switch back stairs on east side of battlrment tower

Battlement tower from south showing two huge gates partially open

All 4 towers from southwest showing other beautiful sunlit gothic window in "Kremlin" tower, top arch, doors, windows, and stonework

Castle from west showing two small steep roofed cubicles at bottom, battlements, windows, and stonework

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