The destruction and reconstruction of Aleppine 'Ajami rooms of Jdaydeh's Houses'

The destruction and reconstruction of Aleppine 'Ajami rooms of Jdaydeh's Houses'

Aleppo is the commercial capital of Syria, the second most significant city after Damascus, Syria's political capital. Aleppo has a long history, extending from the third millennium BC to the Islamic era. The remains are monuments to these great civilizations. Jdaydeh is one of the historic nei...

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Main Authors: Alafandi, Rami, Abdul Rahim, Asiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Humanities and Social Sciences Review 2017
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NA105 Preservation and restoration of architecture monument
Islamic art and architecture
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spelling iium-624422018-03-07T00:33:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62442/ The destruction and reconstruction of Aleppine 'Ajami rooms of Jdaydeh's Houses' Alafandi, Rami Abdul Rahim, Asiah NA105 Preservation and restoration of architecture monument Islamic art and architecture Aleppo is the commercial capital of Syria, the second most significant city after Damascus, Syria's political capital. Aleppo has a long history, extending from the third millennium BC to the Islamic era. The remains are monuments to these great civilizations. Jdaydeh is one of the historic neighbourhoods in Old Aleppo City, noted for its winding narrow alleys and richly decorated houses from the Ottoman period. These houses belonged to the Aleppine bourgeoisie, who creatively decorated them. This paper will focus on nine houses (Wakil, Dallal, Balet, Sader, Ghazaleh, Kebbe, Ajek-Pash, Zamria and Basil) that date back to17th and 19th centuries and have unique examples of the polychrome wood decorations that known as `ajami, which were documented in 2006 by the first author. Since 2012 much of Syria's architectural heritage has been destroyed due to the conflict in Syria. In Aleppo, the losses in both ancient and modern parts of the city have been tremendous. Some traditional houses have been damaged and some of the `Ajami panels have been stolen. This research employs a historical and descriptive approach to document the history of each house with the `ajami, determine the location of the `ajami rooms or panels of each house, and investigate the current situation of the houses and rooms. This paper also will propose the plan for reconstruction with some recommendations to restore the traditional houses in Aleppo for future use. Humanities and Social Sciences Review 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62442/1/The%20Destruction%20and%20Reconstruction%20of%20Aleppine%20%27%20Ajami%20Rooms%20of%20Jdaydeh%27s%20Houses%27.pdf Alafandi, Rami and Abdul Rahim, Asiah (2017) The destruction and reconstruction of Aleppine 'Ajami rooms of Jdaydeh's Houses'. Humanities and Social Sciences Review, 6 (2). pp. 47-62. ISSN 2165-6258 http://universitypublications.net/hssr/0602/pdf/DE6C387.pdf
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topic NA105 Preservation and restoration of architecture monument
Islamic art and architecture
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Islamic art and architecture
Alafandi, Rami
Abdul Rahim, Asiah
The destruction and reconstruction of Aleppine 'Ajami rooms of Jdaydeh's Houses'
description Aleppo is the commercial capital of Syria, the second most significant city after Damascus, Syria's political capital. Aleppo has a long history, extending from the third millennium BC to the Islamic era. The remains are monuments to these great civilizations. Jdaydeh is one of the historic neighbourhoods in Old Aleppo City, noted for its winding narrow alleys and richly decorated houses from the Ottoman period. These houses belonged to the Aleppine bourgeoisie, who creatively decorated them. This paper will focus on nine houses (Wakil, Dallal, Balet, Sader, Ghazaleh, Kebbe, Ajek-Pash, Zamria and Basil) that date back to17th and 19th centuries and have unique examples of the polychrome wood decorations that known as `ajami, which were documented in 2006 by the first author. Since 2012 much of Syria's architectural heritage has been destroyed due to the conflict in Syria. In Aleppo, the losses in both ancient and modern parts of the city have been tremendous. Some traditional houses have been damaged and some of the `Ajami panels have been stolen. This research employs a historical and descriptive approach to document the history of each house with the `ajami, determine the location of the `ajami rooms or panels of each house, and investigate the current situation of the houses and rooms. This paper also will propose the plan for reconstruction with some recommendations to restore the traditional houses in Aleppo for future use.
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author Alafandi, Rami
Abdul Rahim, Asiah
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title The destruction and reconstruction of Aleppine 'Ajami rooms of Jdaydeh's Houses'
title_short The destruction and reconstruction of Aleppine 'Ajami rooms of Jdaydeh's Houses'
title_full The destruction and reconstruction of Aleppine 'Ajami rooms of Jdaydeh's Houses'
title_fullStr The destruction and reconstruction of Aleppine 'Ajami rooms of Jdaydeh's Houses'
title_full_unstemmed The destruction and reconstruction of Aleppine 'Ajami rooms of Jdaydeh's Houses'
title_sort destruction and reconstruction of aleppine 'ajami rooms of jdaydeh's houses'
publisher Humanities and Social Sciences Review
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