Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Architecture: Heritage, Traditions and Innovations (AHTI 2021)

Distinctive Features of the Composition of Damascus Buildings During the Period of the French Mandate

Authors
Hiba Abass1, *
1Department of Theory and History of Architecture, Damascus University, Faculty of Architecture, Damascus, Syria
*Corresponding author. Email: arch.hebaabbas@hotmail.com
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Hiba Abass
Available Online 25 November 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211125.170How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Damascus; The French Mandate; European architecture; Public buildings; Residential buildings
Abstract

The article is devoted to study the features of the volumetric compositional organization of the buildings in Damascus during the French Mandate; the author determined the architectural-artistic image of the buildings in Damascus during that period. A comparative study of the architectural elements of the facades of buildings in the city of Damascus during the French Mandate and the identification of Western architectural influences on traditional architecture was carried out. The residential and public buildings built during the French Mandate and located on the main streets and squares of Damascus can be classified according to the adopted type of compositional solutions, and each of which has analogs in the architecture of France (more broadly, Europe) of the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries. The purpose of this article is to study and analyze the features of the composition of the buildings in Damascus during the period of the French Mandate, to determine the nature of the influence of European architecture on local architecture.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Architecture: Heritage, Traditions and Innovations (AHTI 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
25 November 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.211125.170
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211125.170How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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