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Recipient of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983. One of the masterpieces of 18th century Islamic architecture, this palace was extensively damaged in 1925 when French troops shelled the old quarter of the city during a Syrian uprising. At the time of the award the restoration of the complex (which in 1954 became a folk museum) had been ...
Azem Palace, Azm Palace, Qasr al-Azm: General information; Type: Palace, Museum: Architectural style: Damascene architecture, with ablaq: Location: Damascus, Syria: Address: Al-Buzuriyah Souq: Completed: 1749: Renovated: 1945-1961: Client: As'ad Pasha al-Azm: Owner: Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums: Technical details; Floor count ...
- Azem Palace, Azm Palace, Qasr al-Azm
- Damascene architecture, with ablaq
The Azem Palace, located south of the Umayyad mosque was built in 1750 by the Ottoman governor of Damascus As'ad Pasha al-Azem. The palace has two main wings: the haramlik and the salamlik. The family wing, or haramlik, is a priva... Read more. Visit Exhibition.
The plan: The palace sits close to the Orontes, overlooking low-lying riverfront gardens on its east side. It is built on multiple stories to accommodate for the terrain that slopes down toward the river. The home contains over seventy rooms and is arranged about three courtyards.
Built in 1749 as the private residence for As’ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus during the Ottoman era, the palace sits north of Al-Buzuriyah Souq in the Old City. It exemplifies the richness of 18th-century Arab architecture.
The Al Azem Palace construction began in 1749 by the Ottoman governor of Damascus As'ad al-Azem. As’ad Pasha came from a Syrian family who had governed Damascus for two generations....
World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.
