Publicomos

Notice (permalien)

Réf.

41867

Type

conference item

Titre

New "system" of presentation of Umayyad Desert Castles in Jordan. Integral museum of Umayyad civilization

Langues

English

Auteurs

Ilayan, Jamal

Date

2003

Pages

6 p.

Titre de conférence

14th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Place, memory, meaning: preserving intangible values in monuments and sites’

Lieu de conférence

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Date de conférence

27 – 31 oct 2003

Mots-clés

Arab art / 7th century / 8th century / castles / historic buildings / interpretation / presentation / musealization / museums / transmission

Pays mentionnés

Jordan

Monuments et sites

Umayyad Desert Castles, Jordan

Résumé en anglais

These ancient castles were built as travel stations along the road between the Umayyad capital, Damascus, in Syria and the other district cities in Iraq and Arabia. The interpretation of these castles will be based on understanding the reasons for their foundation, their typology, function, structure and the relationships between them. At present these castles need a new system for their presentation that reflects their present condition while preserving and respecting their values andsignificance. The new system offers to the public a clear view of the integral aspects of the Umayyad civilization,which will help in the development of the program “Museum with No Frontiers” (MWNF)1. Each one of these castles will present one part of that civilization museum, in accordance with its architectural characteristics and appropriate development management.

Document joint

C2-7_-_Ilayan_+_photos.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)