Open Heritage 3D | Al Azem Palace

Al Azem Palace, Syria

General Attributes
DOI	10.26301/ws0a-3g91
Project Name	Al Azem Palace
Country	Syria
Status	Published

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Data Bounds (approx.)

Data Types

Data Type	Size	Device Name	Device Type
LiDAR - Terrestrial	59.07 GB	Faro Focus X330	Phase Based Laser Scanner
Photogrammetry - Terrestrial	11.91 GB	Canon EOS 6D , Nikon D90	DSLR , DSLR

Background
Site Description	The Al Azem Palace construction began in 1749 by the Ottoman governor of Damascus As'ad al-Azem. The palace has two main wings: the haramlik and the salamlik. The family wing, or haramlik, is a private space that is connected to the kitchen and servant quarters. It includes the baths, which are a replica of the public baths in the city but on a smaller scale. The public area reserved for the outside guests, called the salamlik, contains the formal halls, reception areas and exclusive courtyards for entertainment.
Project Description	The Al Azem Palace was documented as part of Project Anqa, a collaboration between the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), CyArk and Carleton University, funded by the Arcadia Foundation in the UK. The project began in 2015 in response to the catastrophic loss of heritage in the Middle East and aimed to protect monuments by providing training on digital preservation techniques for local heritage professionals in the region. CyArk provided several training and workshops in Lebanon to Syrian heritage professionals in 2016 and 2017 in partnership with the UNESCO Office for the Preservation of Syrian Cultural Heritage. The Al Azem Palace in Damascus was documented by the Syrian Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums in 2017, using photogrammetry and LiDAR.
UNESCO World Heritage Site	Ancient City of Damascus
External Project Link	View exhibit
Additional Information	Learn more
Video Preview	Video Link
Collection Date	2017-02-26 to 2017-05-05
Publication Date	2018-04-16
License Type	CC BY-NC-SA

Model Information
Reuse Score	B - High-Quality Model without Georeferencing

Entities
Contributors	CyArk
Funders	Arcadia Fund
Partners	Carleton University , ICOMOS , UNESCO - The Emergency Safeguarding of the Syrian Heritage Project
Site Authority	Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums

Citation
CyArk 2018: Al Azem Palace - LiDAR - Terrestrial, Photogrammetry - Terrestrial. Distributed by Open Heritage 3D. https://doi.org/10.26301/ws0a-3g91