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Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, documentation sheet of courtyard with northern Iwan

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, documentation sheet of courtyard with northern Iwan

The palace called “Girls’ Castle” has a courtyard surrounded by four open halls (Iwan). This type of groundplan is known above all from Iran.

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Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, documentation sheet of courtyard with northern Iwan

    Place
  • Qasr al-Banat
    Time Period
  • 1980s, 1988
    Type of Subject
  • Excavation, Palace
    Keywords
  • Architecture, Brick (fired), Courtyard, Document, Excavation, Iwan, Palace, Photography, Ruin
    Place hierarchy
  • World,Asia,Syria,Muhafazat ar-Raqqa,Mintaqat ar-Raqqa,Tall az-Zujaj,Tall az-Zujaj,ar-Rafiqa,Qasr al-Banat
    Collection
  • Collection DAI-ISL
    Author
  • Peter A. Grunwald
    Copyright
  • © German Archaeological Institute (CC-BY-NC-SA)
    EasyDB ID
  • 6306

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