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Qal'at Halab

File / Documentation
Name

211003_sv.jpg

Size

2.62 MB

Format

JPEG

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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
distant view, citadel seen in Aleppo cityscape, ca. 1982
Work type
Palace
Mosque
Citadel
Medium
stone
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) 1982 Michael Burgoyne
Access rights
All rights reserved
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