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Azm Palace (Hama)

18th-century Ottoman palace in Hama, Syria

Field	Value
name	Azm Palace
native_name	قصر العظم
alternate_names	Qasr al-Azm
image	AlAzamPalace at Hama1.JPG
caption	Upper courtyard of the palace
building_type	Palace, museum
architectural_style	Syrian
location	Hama, Syria
address	400 m south of the Hama Citadel
client	As'ad Pasha al-Azm
completion_date	1742
floor_count	2

The Azm Palace (, Bayt al-ʿAẓm) is an 18th-century Ottoman-era palace in Hama, Syria at the center of the city on the banks of the Orontes River, about 400 m south of the Hama Citadel. Ross Burns, author of Monuments of Syria (1999), reportedly considers the Azm Palace to be "one of the loveliest Ottoman residential buildings in Syria." The palace has been used as a regional archaeology museum since 1956.

History

The Azm Palace at Hama was built in 1742 by the Ottoman governor, As'ad Pasha al-Azm, as his residence.

A larger palace with the same basic plan, also known as the Azm Palace, was built in Damascus by As'ad Pasha when he became governor of that city in 1743.

The palace has been used as a museum since 1956. Extensively damaged during the 1982 Hama uprising, the palace has since been largely restored.

Architecture

date= 6 August 2009}}</ref> Stairs lead to the upper courtyard, where there is a grand reception room; protecting the facade is an arched portico, while every surface inside the building is decorated with painted woodwork, banded stonework, and patterned marble. A large dome is built above the central area.<ref name=Mannheim/>

The other rooms inside are also decorated with both fountains and painted panels of birds and trees. In addition, the rooms that open into the upper courtyard contain "popular tradition" displays, with costumed mannequins depicting everyday scenes of Syrian life. Close to the entrance area is the Azm Palace's private hamaam ("bath"). However, the hamaam seems to have been available for use by the public.

The smaller courtyard at the lower floor served as the haramlek, or family and women's quarters. Burns says that the haramlek is particularly noteworthy. The palace has a single-floor guest wing on the western side, vaulted service quarters on the eastern side, and the second floor was the family residence. There is a direct entrance to the madafa and the southern liwan, which also gives passage to the service wing and the Azm family tomb.

Museum

Since 1956, the palace has been housing a museum

Gallery

File:Al Azam Palace, in Hama, Syria10.JPG|Grand reception room File:Al Azam Palace, Hama, fountain.jpg|Lower courtyard of the palace, leading up to the upper courtyard File:Al Azam Palace, in Hama, Syria.8.JPG|Mannequin display depicting traditional scene

References

Bibliography

References

"Ḥamāh".
Beatti (1996), p. 318.
Carter, Dunston, and Thomas (2008), p. 163.
Nilsson and Fugmann (2002), p. 62.
It served the continuing line of Azm governors in Hama until the end of family rule in the 19th century.Ragette (2003), p. 162.
Mannheim (2001), pp. 216-217.
[http://www.syriagate.com/Syria/about/cities/Hama/azem.htm ''Beit Al-Azem, The Azem Palace Museum''] at Syria Gate. {{webarchive. link. (6 August 2009)
Gavrili, Paraskevi. (2011). "Musical scenes of Roman daily life: from the Etruscans to the end of late Antiquity". University of Vienna.

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