Qal'at Halab

File / Documentation

Name

225413_sv.jpg

Size

2.11 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

960e262757c2efbeac19a70520ce1d72

Creator(s)

Islamic, Syrian

Time period

creation date: Sayf al-Dawla built fortress, 944-967, alteration date: fortified and expanded by Nur al-Din, 1147-1174, alteration date: major reconstruction, expansion and fortification under Sultan al-Zahir al-Ghazi, 1186-1216

Location

Site: Aleppo (Halab, Syria)

Cultural context

Islamic

Syrian

Description

exterior, entrance tower elevation, June 2009

Work type

Palace

Mosque

Citadel

Medium

stone

Keywords

Forts

Citadels

Ayyubid

Architecture, Islamic --Syria

World Heritage areas

Defensive walls

Syria --Defenses

Architecture --Conservation and restoration

Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Historic Cities Support Programme

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/126692