When His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said visited the German University of Technology (GUtech) on
24th December 2012 it was felt that the best way to commemorate that generous gesture on His
Majesty's part would be to produce some historical examples of fine German porcelain that
incorporated the style of the Omani ceiling designs in Jabrin Fort which were subsequently
created by the Meissen factory. This led Heinz Gaube to commence a study of the fort in
connection with this project in the course of which he devoted his particular attention to the
building's superb decorative features above all its impressively painted ornamental
ceilings.Heinz Gaube worked on Jabrin Fort on and off for around a decade and each time he
returned to it he found his attention drawn to new aspects of that historic building's
artistic and architectural beauty that he had not been aware of before.When His Majesty Sultan
Qaboos bin Said visited the German University of Technology (GUtech) on 24th December 2012 it
was felt that the best way to commemorate that generous gesture on His Majesty's part would be
to produce some historical examples of fine German porcelain that incorporated the style of the
Omani ceiling designs in Jabrin Fort which were subsequently created by the Meissen factory.
This led Heinz Gaube to commence a study of the fort in connection with this project in the
course of which he devoted his particular attention to the building's superb decorative
features above all its impressively painted ornamental ceilings.Heinz Gaube worked on Jabrin
Fort on and off for around a decade and each time he returned to it he found his attention
drawn to new aspects of that historic building's artistic and architectural beauty that he had
not been aware of before.
