Abd al-Aati Said, 54, a displaced architect from the Aleppo countryside who fled from conflict, created the cave museum of Syrian heritage and culture near the town of Aqrabat in Syria's north-western Idlib province. AFP
Abd al-Aati Said, 54, a displaced architect from the Aleppo countryside who fled from conflict, created the cave museum of Syrian heritage and culture near the town of Aqrabat in Syria's north-western Idlib province. AFP
The cave is meant as a museum of natural and human history, showing the progression of ancient geological eras and the succession of civilisations that were established on Syrian soil. AFP
The cave is meant as a museum of natural and human history, showing the progression of ancient geological eras and the succession of civilisations that were established on Syrian soil. AFP
Abd al-Aati Said's work on the museum took him two months to complete. AFP
Abd al-Aati Said's work on the museum took him two months to complete. AFP
Abd al-Aati Said piles wood at a replica pyre in the open-air section at his new cave museum of Syrian heritage and culture. AFP
Abd al-Aati Said piles wood at a replica pyre in the open-air section at his new cave museum of Syrian heritage and culture. AFP
Abd al-Aati Said gives a lecture to children at his cave museum in Idlib province. AFP
Abd al-Aati Said gives a lecture to children at his cave museum in Idlib province. AFP
Carved architectural features include columns representing the Ionian order at the cave museum of Syrian heritage and culture. AFP
Carved architectural features include columns representing the Ionian order at the cave museum of Syrian heritage and culture. AFP
Children play by a miniature replica of a Doric colonnade at the new museum. AFP
Children play by a miniature replica of a Doric colonnade at the new museum. AFP
An Ionian colonnade in the open-air section of the cave museum of Syrian heritage and culture. AFP
An Ionian colonnade in the open-air section of the cave museum of Syrian heritage and culture. AFP
Two men pose for a selfie by a miniature replica of a Doric colonnade at the cave museum of Syrian heritage and culture near the town of Aqrabat in Syria's Idlib province. AFP
Two men pose for a selfie by a miniature replica of a Doric colonnade at the cave museum of Syrian heritage and culture near the town of Aqrabat in Syria's Idlib province. AFP

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A showcase of Syrian history in cave museum - in pictures

The cave is a museum of natural and human history, showing the succession of civilisations that were established on Syrian soil

The National

April 09, 2021

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