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Description
Property Name: Dar al-Hajar Palace
Inventory No: 967-1-5
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2007-10-30
Country (State party): Yemen
Province: Sana’a
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 15.441198, 44.125298
Historic Period:
Year of Construction: 17th century
Style:
Original Use: Residential
Current Use: Museum
Architect: Unknown
Significance
It is a typical Yemeni palatial structure constructed from mud.
Selection Criteria
iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
It is renovated in the 1930s and has been fully restored in 1997 as a tourist and cultural site. A restaurant has been added.
References
Adams, Robert K. The Sana’a Urban Development Society: The Cast of Yemen. In Development and Urban Metamorphosis; Volume 1: Yemen at the Cross-Roads. Evin, Ahmet (ed). Singapore: Concept Media/The Aga Khan Award for Architecture. 1983.
Davidson, Cynthia C. Conservation of Old Sana’a. In Architecture Beyond Architecture. Cynthia C. Davidson, and Ismail Serageldin, eds. : Academy Editions. London. 1995.
Galdieri, Eugenio. “La rénovation du centre historique de Sana’a (Yemen): enjeux, risques, résultats.” Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre 1-2 (1997-98-99): 202-207.
Lewcock, Robert. The Old City of Sana’a. In Development and Urban Metamorphosis; Volume 1: Yemen at the Cross-Roads. Evin, Ahmet (ed). Concept Media/The Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Singapore. 1983.
Smith, Patty. “The Old City of Sana’a.” Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre 2 .1986.
Varanda, Fernando. The Art of Building. In Art of Building in Yemen. Ph.D diss., University of Durham, 1994.
UNESCO World Heritage Web Site: http://whc.unesco.org/
Archnet Web Site: http://archnet.org/