Historical Buildings

Full Name: Khan As’ad Pasha Al-Azm Building Type: Khan and Inn (Caravanserai/Hotel) Current Use: Under restoration Ownership: Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums Registration Number and Date: 519 T – 13/7/1948 Property Number: 798 Property Location: Al-Bzourieh Address: In the heart of the famous Al-Bzourieh Market, south of the Umayyad Mosque Historical Period: Ottoman Construction Date:…

Full Name: Al-Azm Palace Building Type: Residential House Current Use: Museum of Popular Traditions Ownership: Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums Registration Number and Date: 519 – T, 13/7/1948 Property Number: 581 Property Location: Minaret Al-Shehm Address: Minaret Al-Shehm, at the northern entrance of Al-Buzuriyah Souq, approximately midway between the Umayyad Mosque and Medhat Pasha Street…

Full Name: Damascus Citadel Building Classification: Citadel Ownership: Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums Registration Number and Date: 519 T / 13/7/1948 Property Number: 295-196 Property Location: Bahsa Address: Al-Thawra Street – next to Al-Hamidiya Souq Historical Period: Seljuk, then Ayyubid, then Mamluk Date of Construction: 1076 AD Builder: Seljuk prince Atsiz ibn Oq, then King…