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Qasr al-'Azm

File / Documentation
Name

257051_sv.jpg

Size

3.32 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

12c5183dfc40a168471a0a86bafa6ac6

Creator(s)
architect: restoration by Michel Ecochard (French, 1905-1985), curator: direction of conservation by Shafiq al-Imam (Syrian, 20th century)
Time period
creation date: 1750/1162 AH, destruction date: damaged by French troops during Syrian revolution, 1925/1344 AH, restoration date: 1954-1965/1373-1385 AH, alteration date: converted to museum, 1954/1373 AH
Location
Site: Damascus (Syria)
Cultural context
Syrian
Description
general view, water channel in courtyard, 1936
Work type
Palace, Museum
Medium
basalt (basic igneous rock)
limestone
marble
wood (plant material)
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Leon Hyzen
Access rights
All rights reserved
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