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**Group photo of the training team after completion of the courses and awarding of certificates at Bait Wakil** © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Islamische Kunst / Anwar Daye

Museum für Islamische Kunst | Pilot project to restore the prestigious Bait Wakil (‘House of Wakil’) courtyard house in Aleppo, Syria, successfully completed

22.10.2025

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Training of stonemasons in Bait Wakil
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Islamische Kunst / Samir Samman

Completion of the stone decorations in Bait Wakil
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Islamische Kunst / Anwar Daye

Opening of the ceremony at Bait Wakil on 17 October 2025 by Bishop Ephraim Maalouli
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Islamische Kunst / Warsha production house

Restoration work on the west façade of the Bait Wakil
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Islamische Kunst / Alaaeddin Haddad

Reconstruction of the west façade in Bait Wakil
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Islamische Kunst / Fares Badawi

The restoration team from Aleppo and Berlin together at Bait Wakil on 17 October 2025
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Islamische Kunst / Warsha production house

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