Halawiyya Mosque and Madrasa

File / Documentation

Name

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Format

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Creator(s)

Byzantine, Islamic, Syrian

Time period

creation date: original Byzantine cathedral, 5th century, alteration date: converted to a mosque, 1123, alteration date: converted to madrasa, 1149

Location

Site: Aleppo (Halab, Syria)

Cultural context

Byzantine

Islamic

Syrian

Description

exterior, facade, Ottoman addition, 1991

Work type

Mosque

Madrasa

Medium

brick

limestone

marble

stone

wood (plant material)

granite

Keywords

Cathedrals

Schools

Madrasahs

Islamic religious education

Religious buildings

Ayyubid

Zangid

Architecture, Byzantine

Religious architecture

Architecture, Islamic --Syria

Architecture, Ottoman

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/27915