Basil House

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Creator(s)

Islamic, Syrian

Time period

creation date: 18th century

Location

Site: Aleppo (Halab, Syria)

Cultural context

Islamic

Syrian

Description

Bayt Basil is located on Raheb Bahira Street. This eighteenth century house features a well-planted courtyard of lemon and citrus trees and an ornamented iwan that is used as a chapel. The western reception room is covered with a punctuated dome that allows light through. It is currently used as the convent of the Basilian nuns of Aleppo.

Source:

Hadjar, Abdallah. Historical Monuments of Aleppo. Aleppo: Automobile and Touring Club of Syria (ATCS). 49.

interior, view of reception hall dome, 1991

Work type

House

Medium

stone

granite

Keywords

Courtyard houses

Architecture, Islamic --Syria

Architecture, Ottoman

Architecture, Domestic --Syria

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