Syria

Projects in Syria

31 Crac de Chevalier c Mediatheque de l Architecture et du Patrimoine

Documenting the Sculpted Decoration of the Crac des Chevaliers

The Crac des Chevaliers fortress, known for its 13th century carved arcades and capitals, and a World Heritage Site, was damaged during conflict in 2013-14. MAP holds a reposi…

Explore project
30 Dissemination and collaborative redocumentation of archeological images from Syria c IFPO c 1935

Dissemination and Collaborative Redocumentation of Archaeological Images from Syria

IFPO’s photographic collection holds over 50,000 images taken in Syria and Lebanon since the beginning of the 20th century and includes aerial views and ground photographs of …

Explore project
29 Collart Palmyra c Paul Collart Association in the Middle East

Collart – Palmyra: The Digital Restoration of the Baalshamîn Temple

The Baalshamîn temple in Palmyra was completely destroyed by Daesh in August 2015. The project will create a digital restoration (anastylosis) of the temple, based on the stud…

Explore project
27 Preserving and sharing Palmyras Cultural Heritage c Valery Sharifulin TASS

Preserving and Sharing Palmyra’s Cultural Heritage through Harald Ingholt’s Archives

Over 4,000 funeral portraits from Palmyra, Syria were documented by Danish archaeologist Harald Ingholt (1896-1985). Most of this statuary heritage has since been destroyed or…

Explore project
Aleppo omayy montage 1

Syrian Heritage Archive Project

The Syrian Heritage Archive Project was founded in 2013 with the aim to build a digital archive in response to the ongoing war-related destructions of heritage in Syria. Photo…

Explore project
Aleppo Heritage Catalogue

Aleppo Heritage Catalogue

Aleppo Heritage Catalogue is a project on historical and architectural documentation of monuments in the world heritage site of Aleppo. It seeks a scientific and practical inq…

Explore project
20190920 100104 comp

Post conflict recovery of Urban Cultural Heritage in the Middle East: The case of Aleppo

The project focuses on studying the urban fabric of the world living heritage site of the old city of Aleppo. This trade metropolis, opulent in architectural monuments, has be…

Explore project
Interactive Heritage Map of Syria

Interactive Heritage Map of Syria

The Interactive Heritage Map of Syria seeks to document intangible aspects of heritage in Syria by documenting knowledge and collecting stories and memories from the community…

Explore project
Syriairaq 1

Mapping the Jewish Heritage Sites of Iraq and Syria

Creating an inventory of Jewish heritage sites that remain of the ancient Jewish communities of Iraq and Syria that were largely expelled after 1948 and today are virtually no…

Explore project