Qal'at Halab

File / Documentation

Name

225412_sv.jpg

Size

1.93 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

4a8cc019635121668161f581b3d8d024

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, 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

Gates

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/126691