An official heritage documentation page published by the French Ministry of Culture's Direction generale des patrimoines et de l'architecture, on the mosaic decoration of the Umayyad Mosque of Damascus: the fire of 1893 that led to renovation, Victor Eustache de Lorey's 1928 restoration campaign that uncovered mosaics plastered over probably in the Ottoman period, and the resulting 34.5 by 7.25 metre Barada Panel unveiled in the mosque's western portico.
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An official state heritage research institution's own published documentation of a restoration campaign it has direct archival authority over (the Institut francais de Damas, which conducted the 1928 work, is a French state research institute), the same institutional authority basis already used for the UNESCO World Heritage List citation elsewhere on this page. NotesCited for the Barada Panel's uncovering history and physical dimensions.
Citation
AuthorDirection generale des patrimoines et de l'architecture
PublisherFrench Ministry of Culture
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/mosquee-omeyyades/en/treasure-hidden-beneath-plaster
Source TypeGovernment agency
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This source names Damascus directly: "decoration of the Umayyad Mosque of Damascus: the fire of 1893 that led to renovation, Victor Eustache de Lorey's 1928 restoration campaign that uncovered mosaics plastered over probably in the..."
Source A Treasure Hidden Beneath the Plaster: The Umayyad Mosque Mosaics (Direction Generale des Patrimoines, French Ministry of Culture)Direction generale des patrimoines et de l'architecture
Claims Backed By This Source (39 claims)
This source backs 39 claims across the atlas. As facts: 30 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 1 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 22 claims: 16 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Articles, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 general references.
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