Jamiʿ al-Utrush, tomb - interior view of the dome damages

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, tomb – interior view of the dome damages

An upward view of the overall roof structure, a stone dome, elevated on a dodecagonal drum, and below, bent squinches made of muqarnas (stalactite forms) in transition to the quadrilateral form on pointed arches. Missing elements on north part of the drum; a hole of 2m dia., and loose elements/ cracks in the dome stonework construction

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Jamiʿ al-Utrush, tomb – interior view of the dome damages

    Place
  • Jamiʿ al-Utrush
    Time Period
  • 2010s, 2017
    Subject
  • Damage, Mausoleum (turba), Mosque, War
    Keywords
  • Dome, Limestone, Ornamented vault (Muqarnas), Pendentive, Pointed arch
    Place hierarchy
  • world, Welt,Asia, Damascus,Syria, Syria,Governorate Aleppo, Muhafazat Aleppo,Jabal Samʿan District, Mintaqat Jabal Samʿan,Nahiyat Markaz Jabal Samʿan, Nahiyat Markaz Jabal Samʿan,Aleppo, Aleppo,al-Mintaqa al-Hadiyata ʿAshara, al-Mintaqa al-Hadiyata ʿAshara,Cadastral unit XI-6-1, al-Mintaqa al-Hadiyata ʿAshara-6-1,al-Utrush Mosque, Jamiʿ al-Utrush
    Collection
  • Collection Kanawati (Rana)
    Author
  • Rawan
    Copyright
  • © Rawan (CC-BY-NC-ND)