Completing 80% of the restoration and rehabilitation works of Seif Al-Dawla Archaeological School in Aleppo

The restoration rate of the ancient Seif al-Dawla school in Aleppo, which was vandalized by terrorism, has reached 80 percent. The school is considered a unique example of the urban style that the Aleppans excelled in within the art of carving, decorating and adapting its stones to be a witnes to the originality of the ancient houses of Aleppo, which has preserved its identity until today.

The Director of Antiquities and Museums in Aleppo, Dr. Sakhr Olabi, said that the Seif al-Dawla School is an ancient archaeological building representing an era of urban development in Aleppo, dating back more than two hundred years. It was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The school includes three sections: one for the reception, another for the family and a third for servants.

The archaeological school building is characterized by the presence of two iwans, the first is ground and the second is a floor storey, which is the reception house, and it witnessed variable transformations in the fifty years of the twentieth century, when it was transformed into a school and then was acquired by the Ministry of Culture for its architectural richness.

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