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‘Atiqot 103 (2021)
ISBN 2948-040X
The Ottoman Building in the
Boverel
Quarter, ‘Akko
(pp. 187–191)
Yael Alef
Keywords: conservation, architecture
The Ottoman (WIZO) building in the Old City of ‘Akko was documented by the author as a basis for its conservation. It is of the Central-Hall House type that developed in Lebanon from the
iwan
house, appearing in Palestine in the last quarter of the nineteenth century CE. Some 120 houses of this type were documented in the Old City of ‘Akko, comprising about 12% of the total number of houses in the Old City, and hence its significance in shaping the urban character of the city. No historical evidence was found for dating the WIZO House, and therefore its dating relies on building typology and historical maps of ‘Akko.