Khan As'ad Pasha
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Khan As'ad Pasha (Template:Langx) is the largest caravanserai (Script error: No such module "lang".) in the Old City of Damascus,[1] covering an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. Situated along Al-Buzuriyah Souq, it was built and named after As'ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus, in 1751–52.[2] Khan As'ad Pasha has been described as one of the finest khans of Damascus,[3] and the most "ambitious" work of architecture in the city.[4]
Usage
Throughout the Ottoman era, it hosted caravans coming from Baghdad, Mosul, Aleppo, Beirut and elsewhere in the Middle East.[5] Rooms were allowed for renting by notable merchants of the time.[6]
Architecture
The design of the khan included eight small domes and one large central opening reminiscent of Persian architecture, while the eight domes reflect Shia tradition. The covered courtyard features a high ceiling height which helped provide protection from the climate during the hot summer and cold winter seasons.[6]
The restoration of the Script error: No such module "lang". won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.[7]
Gallery
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Interior courtyard
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Arches
See also
References
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- ↑ Baedeker, 1906, p.307.
- ↑ As'ad Pasha Khan Template:Webarchive Archnet Digital Library.
- ↑ Hillenbrand, 2004, p.355.
- ↑ Carter, 2004, p.90.
- ↑ Thomson, 1886, p.374.
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External links
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- See inside the place with a virtual tour from the ministry of tourism: https://syriatourism.org/Virtual_Tours/Khan%20Assad%20Basha/ Template:Webarchive
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- Caravanserais in Damascus
- Ottoman caravanserais
- Hotel buildings completed in 1752
- Ottoman architecture in Damascus
- Museums in Syria
- Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus
- 1750s establishments in the Ottoman Empire
- 18th-century establishments in Ottoman Syria
- 1752 establishments in Asia