Bab al-Maqam | |
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بَاب الْمَقَام | |
![]() Bab al-Maqam in 2010 | |
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Alternative names | Gate of Maqam |
General information | |
Status | restored |
Type | City gate |
Architectural style | Islamic architecture |
Town or city | Aleppo |
Country | ![]() |
Completed | 1230 |
Owner | Al-Aziz Muhammad |
Known for | One of the 9 main gates of the ancient city walls of Aleppo |
Bab al-Maqam (Arabic: بَاب الْمَقَام, romanized: Bāb al-Maqām), meaning the Gate of Maqam is one of the Gates of Aleppo.[1]
The 13th century structure was built by al-Aziz Muhammad on the road that connected the Maqamat with the Citadel.[1]
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Deviations in its design from the majority of medieval Syrian gates suggest that its function was ceremonial rather than military.[1]
In Constructions of Power and Piety in Medieval Aleppo (1997), Yasser Tabbaa details some of these differences, noting that they reinforce the possibility that the gate had primarily a religious and political function, serving as homage to Abraham and contrasting with the eastern shrines of Mashhad al-Dikka and Mashhad al-Husayn.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Bab al-Maqam". Archnet. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Tabbaa, Yasser, 1997, Constructions of Power and Piety in Medieval Aleppo, The Pennsylvania State University Press, pp. 21.
36°11′31.5″N 37°9′37″E / 36.192083°N 37.16028°E
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