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Citadel of Aleppo

File / Documentation
Name

246447_sv.jpg

Size

1.08 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

e96ac4eaa4a2d4e22150f5c0d53994f1

Creator(s)
unknown (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
general view, exterior, 1962
Work type
Citadel, Palace, Mosque
Medium
stone
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Richard Langendorf
Access rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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