Al Bara is the largest settlement on Jebel Zawiyeh and is famous with visitors because of its distinctive pyramidal-roofed mausolea. It has five churches and one small church with a narthex and short nave is included amongst these pictures.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
May 1998
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
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Type
Architecture
Tags
Al Bara, Architecture, Church, Jebel Zawiyeh, Limestone Massif, Mausoleum, Pyramid, Syria, Tomb
Collection
The Limestone Massif of North-Western Syria
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Al Bara,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 18, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/180.