Rain-Washed Ruin in Cameroonian Court

Wet stone floors reflect the soft afternoon sky inside an abandoned ceremonial court in Cameroon. Rain-slicked tiles glisten under the pale light while green moss creeps along the base of crumbling brick arches. Large wooden beams, stripped of paint, lean against walls pocked with age. Rainwater drips from the broken roof into shallow puddles that ripple in the wind. Through a rectangular opening in the foreground, the empty hall stretches deeper into shadow. Vines drape from the ceiling beams, swaying gently in the breeze. at the edge is a single leaf resting on a wet stone step.