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Citadel of Aleppo

File / Documentation
Name

136398_sv.jpg

Size

1.1 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

62c2221587205c2c627ffb0980b8c185

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 gate, with Syrian flag on top, 2008
Work type
Palace
Mosque
Citadel
Medium
stone
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Elisabeth Braun/Braun Media 2009
Access rights
All rights reserved
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