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Maktab Anbar

Historic building in Damascus, Syria

Summary

Historic building in Damascus, Syria

Field	Value
name	Maktab Anbar
native_name	مكتب عنبر
native_name_lang	ar
image	Maktab Anbar Damascus.jpg
caption	The female courtyard
completion_date	1860s/1870s
building_type	Courtyard mansion
architectural_style	Ottoman Damascene
client	The Anbar family

Maktab Anbar () is a house in the center of Old Damascus, Syria. The house was built as a private residence by a local Jewish notable Mr. Anbar in the mid 19th century and was later confiscated by the Ottoman government after Mr. Anbar's bankruptcy.{{cite book |url-access = limited

The house is built around three courtyards, first the formal reception courtyard, behind this the attractive female courtyard, and finally the spartan servants' courtyard. Due to the cost of building, the owner turned the building into the Damascus Civil Preparatory School, which was a prestigious, expensive, tuition-based school for the children of the land-owning families of Damascus.

Gallery

File:مكتب عنبر - Maktab Anbar.jpg|Maktab Anbar File:Damascus, Maktab Anbar, reception courtyard.JPG|The reception courtyard File:Damascus, Maktab Anbar, servants' courtyard.JPG|The servants' courtyard File:دمشق القديمة-مكتب عنبر (1).jpg|The female courtyard File:مكتب عنبر.jpg|View of the gardens

References

According to [[Philip S. Khoury. Philip Khoury]], many [[Syrian nationalism. Ministry of Culture]] in 1976. It now holds a library exhibition hall, museum and craft workshops.[http://archnet.org/sites/203/media_contents/20341 Archnet, Maktab Anbar Restoration]

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