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Citadel of Aleppo

File / Documentation
Name

146839_sv.jpg

Size

1.85 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

ca5342258bbb1f719ff4b3fe384c7610

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
interior, Gate of the Serpents, 1980-90s
Work type
Palace
Mosque
Citadel
Medium
stone
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c)Nasser Rabbat
Access rights
All rights reserved
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