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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140149603321

Autore

Yves Roujon Luc Vilan (dir.)

Titolo

Le Midan : actualité d'un faubourg ancien de Damas / / Yves Roujon et Luc Vilan (directors)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Presses de l’Ifpo, 1997

France : , : Presses de l'Ifpo, , 1997

ISBN

2-35159-512-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (139 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Études arabes, médiévales et modernes ; ; 169

Soggetti

Art, Architecture & Applied Arts

Architecture

Maydān (Damascus, Syria)

Damascus (Syria) Buildings, structures, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

This study on the suburb of Midan in Damascus (Syria) covers all the neighbourhoods located south of Bab al-Mousalla before the explosion of urban growth. Until the implementation of the urban plans of Danger (1937), then of Ecochard and Benshoya (1968), the Midan changed little. During the 1990s, the old suburb was transformed and coexisted with the new extensions of Grand Damascus. Using maps, plans, sections, diagrams and sketches, this work therefore aims to describe the old structure of the neighbourhood, to take stock of its condition and to understand the transformations underway at that time. The author analyzes the centrality of Midan, the hierarchical structure of these roads, the general outline of the suburb and its relations with the Damscene territory and Ghouta.