Located northeast of Damascus between al Qaryatayn and Palmyra, this 8th century C.E. Omayyad desert palace was constructed during the reign of Caliph Hisham ibn Add al-Malik. It is square shaped 70 x 70 meters and made of two stories with semi-circular towers at the angles and the sides.
The excavation works started in 1936 by the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums were completed in 1950 and crowned with restoring and reassembling a wing -the most luxurious- that had constituted the central part of the eastern side of the edifice. It includes the façade, the entrance, two apartments, a portico, and a part of the internal courtyard. This complex has found a permanent residence at the National Museum of Damascus since.
Though less elaborate than the external façade, the internal one (attached photo) still represents a milestone in the history of Arab-early Islamic art. Seen is a 16.70 x 2.75 meters wall dominated by six windows of sculpted stucco with figures in relief in-between.
The excavation works started in 1936 by the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums were completed in 1950 and crowned with restoring and reassembling a wing -the most luxurious- that had constituted the central part of the eastern side of the edifice. It includes the façade, the entrance, two apartments, a portico, and a part of the internal courtyard. This complex has found a permanent residence at the National Museum of Damascus since.
Though less elaborate than the external façade, the internal one (attached photo) still represents a milestone in the history of Arab-early Islamic art. Seen is a 16.70 x 2.75 meters wall dominated by six windows of sculpted stucco with figures in relief in-between.
كنوز متحف دمشق الوطني: الواجهة الداخليّة لقصر الحير الغربي
بدأت عمليّة التنقيب في أطلال قصر الحير الغربي عام ١٩٣٦ بمبادرة من المديريّة العامّة للآثار والمتاحف وانتهى ترميم وإعادة تجميع الجناح الأفخم منه (القسم المركزي لجانبه الشرقي) في متحف دمشق الوطني عام ١٩٥٠. يشمل هذا القسم الواجهة والمدخل وشقّتين ورواق وقسم من الصحن الداخلي. بالنسبة للقصر فهو مربّع الشكل يبلغ طول ضلعه ٧٠ متراً وأمّا عن موقعه فهو شمال شرق دمشق بين تدمر والقريتين. بني كما هو معروف في القرن الثامن الميلادي في عهد الخليفة الأموي هشام إبن عبد الملك.
الصورة للواجهة الداخليّة للقصر وهي بطول ١٦٬٧ متر وارتفاع ٢٬٧٥ متر وأبرز ما فيها ستّة نوافذ من الجصّ المنحوت بزخارف متناغمة.
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