Bayt Shamiyya (Maison Chamieh), Damascus, Syria
Courtyard and pool of the Bayt Shamiyya (Maison Chamieh), Damascus, Syria, with women in traditional costume. Located on Zankat Bab Tuma in the Christian Quarter of the old city, this house was built by the merchant and Spanish translator Antun Afandi al-Shami in 1863 after a less grand structure on the site was destroyed by fire. By 1876 it had been sold to Jibran Afandi Shamiya, a Christian delegate to the City Council
Picture No
11095963
Media ID
46701590
Size
5365px x 3507px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1918
