Citadel of Aleppo

File / Documentation

Name

146838_sv.jpg

Size

2.27 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

01d22ecf63efefb584f30501d1c36415

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

general view, exterior walls, 1992

Work type

Palace

Mosque

Citadel

Medium

stone

Keywords

Forts

Citadels

Ayyubid

Architecture, Islamic --Syria

World Heritage areas

Defensive walls

Syria --Defenses

Architecture --Conservation and restoration

Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Historic Cities Support Programme

Type

Image

Rights

(c)Nasser Rabbat

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/53770