{"id":6124,"date":"2024-05-08T12:19:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/?p=6124"},"modified":"2024-06-08T15:39:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T15:39:53","slug":"damascus-car-and-bus-station-4th-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/damascus-car-and-bus-station-4th-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Damascus Car and Bus Station &#8211; 4th prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6124\" class=\"elementor elementor-6124\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e88ef67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e88ef67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab4183b\" data-id=\"ab4183b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5986583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5986583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Damascus Car and Bus Station - 4th prize<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d4568e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d4568e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36855e3\" data-id=\"36855e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d6607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80d6607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-1024x643.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6125\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-1536x965.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-500x314.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-800x502.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-1280x804.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1.jpg 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa562f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfa562f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Architect: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/paul-chiniarah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Chiniarah<\/a><br \/><\/strong>Year: <strong>1967<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var(--bs-body-color); font-family: var(--bs-body-font-family);\">City: <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var(--bs-body-color); font-family: var(--bs-body-font-family);\">Damascus, Syria<br \/><\/strong>Building use: <b>Infrastructure<br \/><\/b>Status:<strong> Competition proposal<br \/><\/strong>Team:<strong> &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c6864 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"68c6864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/MkFJf71NtSNovRNGA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df16c6f\" data-id=\"df16c6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3265490 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3265490\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c053a05\" data-id=\"c053a05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb2b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bb2b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Damascus Car and Bus Station project, announced through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/the-damascus-car-and-bus-station-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an architectural competition<\/a> in 1967, aimed to establish a central transportation hub in the heart of the city, the Baramkeh area. The proposal of Syrian architect Paul Chiniarah was given <strong>an honorable mention<\/strong> in this competition.<em><strong><sup>01<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>Chiniarah designed the station as a rectangular building with two main levels and a half floor in between. It had a flat protruding roof with a long, armlike canopy perpendicular to the main building which extended outward to mark the main platform for the departure of buses and cars. Surrounding the main body of the station were small independent units allocated for different functions such as: auto repair, car washes, and other services. A market is situated in the northwest corner outside the station to minimize pedestrian obstruction inside the main building. Finally, to the north of the station, there is a separate building that houses the hotel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65fdcf3 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"65fdcf3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28828ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28828ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong><sup>01\u00a0 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em>\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627\u0633 \u0634\u0627\u0647\u064a\u0646\u060c \u0645\u0634\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0639 \u0645\u0633\u0627\u0628\u0642\u0629 \u0625\u0646\u0634\u0627\u0621 \u0645\u062d\u0637\u0629 \u062f\u0645\u0634\u0642 \u0644\u0627\u0646\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0635\u0627\u062a\u060c \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0646\u062f\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u060c \u0623\u064a\u0627\u0631 1967.\u00a0 [Elias Chahine, Damascus Car and Bus Station Construction Competition Proposals, The Arab Engineer, September 1967.]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac2813c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac2813c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d74622a\" data-id=\"d74622a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed5f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ed5f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ground floor of the main station building included the entrance hall that opened on the western facade, followed by a lobby, waiting lounges, a ticketing and luggage section, and other services for passengers. Stairs from this level led to the lower pavement level, which included services for drivers and porters along with the general facilities of the station. The middle floor contained the administration section, offices, and a restaurant.<\/p><p>Passengers could access the station from the southwestern entrance via The University Street which connected the station directly to the city. Upon arrival, travelers could hand in their luggage and purchase tickets before proceeding to the passenger platform. The platform stretched perpendicular to the station, allowing buses to onboard from the northern side and cars from the southern side.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2efe6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2efe6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bb15c6\" data-id=\"8bb15c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ae8c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05ae8c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entire station\u2019s fa\u00e7ade consisted of glass equipped with a decorative square grid that was tilted at a 45-degree angle, serving both aesthetic and shading purposes. The building was described as \u201cmore akin to an elegant pavilion in an international exhibition\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a835764 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"a835764\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116afd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"116afd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong><sup>02\u00a0 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ibid.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b83fb72 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b83fb72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebe758c\" data-id=\"ebe758c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362036c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"362036c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong><sup>01\u00a0 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em>\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627\u0633 \u0634\u0627\u0647\u064a\u0646\u060c \u0645\u0634\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0639 \u0645\u0633\u0627\u0628\u0642\u0629 \u0625\u0646\u0634\u0627\u0621 \u0645\u062d\u0637\u0629 \u062f\u0645\u0634\u0642 \u0644\u0627\u0646\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0635\u0627\u062a\u060c \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0646\u062f\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u060c \u0623\u064a\u0627\u0631 1967.\u00a0 [Elias Chahine, Damascus Car and Bus Station Construction Competition Proposals, The Arab Engineer, September 1967.]<\/p><p><em><strong><sup>02\u00a0 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ibid.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac9c437 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac9c437\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9d05ee\" data-id=\"f9d05ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6756186 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"6756186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item{display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item img{margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item .gallery-caption{margin:0}.elementor-image-gallery figure img{display:block}.elementor-image-gallery figure figcaption{width:100%}.gallery-spacing-custom .elementor-image-gallery .gallery-icon{padding:0}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item{max-width:33.33%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item{max-width:25%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item{max-width:20%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item{max-width:16.666%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item{max-width:14.28%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item{max-width:12.5%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item{max-width:11.11%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:10%}}@media (min-width:480px) and (max-width:767px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}}@media (max-width:479px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:100%}}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6124 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6756186\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Damascus Cars and Buses station competition_Paul Chiniara_genera\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"general perspective | 26*13.4 | The Arab Engineer magazine, issue 21, September 1967, 67\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjEyNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hbWFzeXJpYS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA1XC9BTUFTeXJpYV9SRUZfbTAybjAyMV8wOTE5NjdQRzY3ZmlnMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2NzU2MTg2In0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-300x188.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-1536x965.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-500x314.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-800x502.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1-1280x804.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG67fig1.jpg 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6125'>\n\t\t\t\tgeneral perspective | 26*13.4 | The Arab Engineer magazine, issue 21, September 1967, 67\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6756186\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Damascus Cars and Buses station competition_Paul Chiniara_projec\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"project&#039;s plan with circulation diagram | 22.9*18.1 | The Arab Engineer magazine, issue 21, September 1967, 68\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjEyNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hbWFzeXJpYS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA1XC9BTUFTeXJpYV9SRUZfbTAybjAyMV8wOTE5NjdQRzY4ZmlnMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2NzU2MTg2In0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig2-300x246.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig2-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig2-1024x840.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig2-768x630.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig2-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig2-500x410.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig2-800x656.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig2-1280x1050.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig2.jpg 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6127'>\n\t\t\t\tproject&#8217;s plan with circulation diagram | 22.9*18.1 | The Arab Engineer magazine, issue 21, September 1967, 68\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6756186\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Damascus Cars and Buses station competition_Paul Chiniara_sectio\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"section of the station and the pavements | 10.9*1.3 | The Arab Engineer magazine, issue 21, September 1967, 68\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjEyNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hbWFzeXJpYS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA1XC9BTUFTeXJpYV9SRUZfbTAybjAyMV8wOTE5NjdQRzY4ZmlnMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2NzU2MTg2In0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig1-300x149.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig1-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig1-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig1-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig1-1536x762.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig1-2048x1016.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig1-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig1-500x248.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig1-800x397.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig1-1280x635.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AMASyria_REF_m02n021_091967PG68fig1-1920x953.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6126'>\n\t\t\t\tsection of the station and the pavements | 10.9*1.3 | The Arab Engineer magazine, issue 21, September 1967, 68\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus Car and Bus Station &#8211; 4th prize Architect: Paul ChiniarahYear: 1967City: Damascus, SyriaBuilding use: InfrastructureStatus: Competition proposalTeam: &#8211; The Damascus Car and Bus Station project, announced through an architectural competition in 1967, aimed to establish a central transportation hub in the heart of the city, the Baramkeh area. The proposal of Syrian architect Paul &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/damascus-car-and-bus-station-4th-prize\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Damascus Car and Bus Station &#8211; 4th prize<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,24],"tags":[99,102,27,46,90,91,101],"class_list":["post-6124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cars-and-buses-station-competition","category-projects","tag-1960s","tag-arab-modern-architecture","tag-damascus","tag-infrastructure","tag-modern-architecture","tag-syria","tag-syrian-architecture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6124"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6948,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6124\/revisions\/6948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}