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Overview
This luxury 17th century 8 bedroom boutique hotel is
built around a central courtyard with citrus trees
and a fountain and is located in the Christian
quarter of Damascus' old city, Syria. Step out of
such luxury and you will be within minutes walk from
the rambling souks and the ancient culture that the
old city has to offer...
Accommodation ( the individual suites and the
inspiration behind them)
Baybars I
(1233-1277), Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1260-1277),
originally a Turkish slave who rose to power through
military skill. In 1260 he led the Mamluks against
the Mongols at the Battle of Ayn Jalut, Palestine.
Shortly afterwards he killed the Sultan and assumed
supreme control. During his rule Egypt became the
most powerful Muslim state in the Middle East.
Ibn Rished “Averros” in Arabic, Abu
al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Rushd
(1126-98), Spanish-Arab Islamic philosopher, jurist
and physician, was born in Cordoba, Spain. His
father, a judge in Cordoba, instructed him in Muslim
jurisprudence. He studied theology, philosophy and
mathematics under the Arab philosopher Ibn Tufayl
and medicine under the Arab physician Avenzoar.
Suleyman I, called
The Magnificent (1494-1566), a sultan of the Ottoman
Empire (1520-1566). During his reign the empire
reached its zenith of power and splendour.
Suleyman was born
on November 6, 1494, in Trabzon (Trebizond), the son
of Selim I. In 1521, at the beginning of his reign,
Suleyman captured the city of Belgrade (now in
Serbia). The following year he repelled the Knights
of Saint John of Jerusalem, a military and religious
order, from the Island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea.
In 1526 he again invaded Hungary, killing Louis II,
King of Hungary, and incapacitating the Hungarian
army at the Battle of Moha¡cs. He returned to
Hungary in 1529 as the supporter of John I Zapolya,
who had been elected king by the Hungarian nobility,
but whose claim was contested by Archduke Ferdinand
of Austria (later Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I).
Ferdinand was driven back into Vienna, which
Suleyman then attempted to besiege. He was
unsuccessful, thus limiting the extent of his
invasion into central Europe.
Ibn Sina
“Avicenna”, Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina,
(980-1037), Iranian Islamic philosopher and
physician, born near Bukhara (now Uzbekistan). The
son of a government official, Avicenna studied
medicine and philosophy in Bukhara. At the age of 18
he was rewarded for his medical abilities with the
post of court physician to the Samanid ruler of
Bukhara. He remained in this position until the fall
of the Samanid Empire in 999. After that he
travelled and lectured on astronomy and logic at
Jurjan, near the Caspian Sea. He spent the last 14
years of his life as a scientific adviser and
physician to the ruler of Isfahan.
Aghia Sophia, also Church of the
Holy Wisdom, the most famous Byzantine structure in
Constantinople (now Istanbul), built (532-37) by
Emperor Justinian I, and now a museum. Its huge size
and daring technical innovations make it one of the
world's key monuments.
Dining
No in-house restaurant.
Recreation
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