Take into the air my quiet breath

Julia Meltzer, David Thorne

2007 | 00:16:22 | Syria / United States | English | Color | Stereo | 4:3 | Video

Collection: Single Titles

Tags: Architecture, Middle East

In 1966, the Syrian government's Ministry of Endowments solicited plans for a building to replace a 14th-century Mamluk mosque in Martyr's Square in the center of Damascus. A young architect proposed a design for a 5-star hotel and new mosque. In 1971, his plans were scrapped. In 1982, a building began to be built. Hospital? Parking garage? Military housing? The project--now called the Basel al-Asad Center--has been the subject of much rumor and speculation. As of 2007, the building remains unfinished. In this documentary video, an architect recounts the chronicle of the building and considers its possible future. 

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