Buildings & Cities
Azem Palace, Damascus: An Architectural Epic of Water, Stone, and the Damascene House
قصر العظم، دمشق: ملحمة الماء والحجر والبيت الدمشقي
Ten chapters in dialogue with Azem Palace, built around 1749 to 1751 for the governor As'ad Pasha al-Azm near the Umayyad Mosque: its quiet façade, courtyards and fountain, ablaq stone, painted ceilings, the division between guests and family, the French bombardment of 1925 and its second life as the Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions.
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- Arabic and English
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