bimaristan of nur al-din, damascus, syria, easter 2004
front of the bimaristan of nur al-din, 1154.
the entrance iwan mirrors the dome above beautifully, but the refined, iranian-inspired architecture of this hospital is not the only point of interest here.
the buildings in front of it are part of a modern french rebuilding of a large part of the old town after the french had bombed it in 1925, fighting a syrian insurgency against the so-called french mandate. the british and the french had carved up and shared the arab nations between themselves after the first world war, an ugly piece of colonialism, and much violence was used to silence local calls for independence.
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badriyayasmeen (57 months ago | reply)
Dear Seier,
My name is Badriya Dowe and I am a curator at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia. Currently we are preparing for an exhibition about Islamic Architecture. One of the buildings we are featuring, is the Bimaristan of Nur ad-Din. We are very interested in using your photo in our exhibition and catalog. We would of course credit you as the photographer. If you agree to this would you be so kind as to send me a high res image. Thanks you for your time and consideration.
Cordially,
Badriya Y. Dowe
seier+seier (57 months ago | reply)
dear badriya dowe,
you are more welcome to use this and any other architectural photo in our flickr account for your exhibition and catalog.
I am afraid that I don't have a better resolution than this:
www.flickr.com/photos/seier/1524490934/sizes/ o/
I hope you can still use it.
good luck with the exhibition!
yours,
seier
anita.morandini added this photo to their favorites. (28 months ago)