Architectural and decorative remains from the 16th and 17th centuries
An example of a house with an angled corridor in Old Damascus
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ArchitectureAbstract
Among the very old, often poorly preserved if not damaged, domestic houses in Damascus, the al-Ḥakīm residence is probably one of the richest, with a very rich architectural and ornamental complex.
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