Bayt Abdullah Pasha was one of the more-often photographed examples of the famous "Damascene Houses" inhabited by the elite in 19th century Damascus, yet little information is available about it. According to Brigid Keenan, it was located on the road between Zanqat Mustaqim and Bab al-Saghir, but torn down when the road was widened. The stonework that decorated the qa’a photographed by Maison Bonfils was dismantled and stored. In the 1980s it was used to decorate the "Damascene Hall" of a Presidential guest house. [1]
Notes:
[1] Keenan, 158.
SOURCES:
El-Hage, Badr. Des photographes à Damas: 1840-1918. Paris: Marval, 2000.
Keenan, Brigid. Damascus: hidden treasures of the Old City. photographs by Tim Beddow. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2000.
