Museum sights in Aleppo
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National Museum
Aleppo's National Museum , in the middle of town opposite the tourist office, is rather nondescript apart from the extraordinary colonnade of giant granite figures that fronts the entrance. Standing on the backs of stylised creatures are wide-eyed characters, replicas of pillars that once supported the 9th-century-BC temple-palace complex at Tell Halaf, near the border with Turkey in the northeast of the country.
From the entrance hall the exhibits were displayed chronologically in an anticlockwise direction, but at the time of research the museum was undergoing extensive 'renovation', which was being conducted with scant concern for safety and little respect for the arte…
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Museum of Popular Tradition
A little further down from Beit Ghazzali is yet another house, Beit Ajiqbash (built 1757), now a home for the Museum of Popular Tradition , with fascinating artefacts relating to everyday life in bygone times. The splendid architecture and intricate decoration make this a must-visit.
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Shibani School
The Rehabilitation of the Old City of Aleppo, a permanent exhibition in the splendid 16th-century Shibani School, illustrates the work underway to make the city more liveable. The guide Mustapha may even take you to the rooftop to enjoy the spectacular views.
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