Basil House
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Alternative Titles
Beit Basile
Bayt Basil
Beit Basil
Date
1700-1799Description
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, arch in reception hall, 1991
Type of Work
HouseSubject
Courtyard houses, Architecture, Islamic --Syria, Architecture, Ottoman, Architecture, Domestic --Syria, Dwellings, Residential architecture
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Item is Part of
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