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Canbulat House

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Creator(s)
Syrian, Islamic
Time period
creation date: 17th century
Location
Site: Aleppo (Halab, Syria)
Cultural context
Syrian
Islamic
Description
Jinblat House represents the Ottoman architectural influence mixed with the local traditional elements. It has a large courtyard and rectangular fountain. There is a great iwan open to the courtyard covered with white and blue ceramic tiles. On another side of the courtyard the wall is treated with alternating stripes of black and white stone. These different orders of ornamentation existing together in one space create a unique blend of cultures, mirroring the city's historical condition of reconciling the present with traditional roots.
exterior, iwan on southern wall, 1991
Work type
House
Cultural center
Medium
mortar
stone
granite
plaster
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Rights
(c) Shirine Hamadeh 1991
Access rights
All rights reserved
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