Aleppo Citadel: Throne Room
Aleppo, Syria

The throne room is on the second floor of the entrance block to the Citadel of Aleppo. The throne measures 30 square meters and has been covered with reinforced concrete. An octagon is raised in the center of the flat ceiling to allow clerestory lighting through twenty-four stained glass windows. The ceiling is finished with carved and painted woodwork and plaster.

Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Damage to the windows was reported in 2014. 

Location

Aleppo, Syria

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Events

15th c., restored 1973

Site Types

palatial

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