Bab Qinnasrin (city gate), exterior view of the gate from south-west

Bab Qinnasrin (city gate), exterior view of the gate from south-west

The gate is topped by a pointed vault. It was built in the style of Ablaq, in which stone rows alternates between black and white colors.

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Bab Qinnasrin (city gate), exterior view of the gate from south-west

    Place
  • Bab Qinnasrin
    Time Period
  • 1990s, 1996
    Subject
  • City gate
    Keywords
  • Ablaq, Arch, Architectural decoration, Architecture, Bab, Basalt, Capital, Column, Gate, Limestone, Ornament, Relief, Stone
    Place hierarchy
  • World,Asia,Syria,Governorate Aleppo,Jabal Samʿan District,Nahiyat Markaz Jabal Samʿan,Aleppo,Madinat Halab al-Qadima,Aleppo walled city,City wall,Gate of (Bab) Qinnasrin
    Collection
  • Collection Haase (Claus-Peter)
    Author
  • Claus-Peter Haase
    Copyright
  • © Claus-Peter Haase (CC-BY-NC-SA)