Hotel Farah Museum

Date: built ca. 1923, renovated 2013-2015
Image View Description: Exterior: Central Courtyard from Second Floor Balcony, Southern Side
Work Type: architecture
Style/Period: British Mandatory Period
Style/Period 2: British Mandate Period
Culture: Kurdish
Culture: Iraqi
Location: Sulaymaniyah (Iraq)
Notes: One of the oldest structures in Sulaymaniyah, the Hotel Farah was built in the 1920's and was purchased by the Directorate of Antiquities of Sulaimaniyah in 2006. The first floor of the building is occupied by shops. The second floor of the hotel has now become the headquarters of the Kurdish Cultural Revival Organization and houses a museum.
Image Source: Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History & Archaeology, Columbia University
Photographer: Helen Malko
Record ID: 1617_mmm2017_hotelfarah_vr_001


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