Dar al-Hajar in historic buildings and is located in Yemen Sanaa Valley emerged during the eighteenth century. Brown
Dar al-Hajar at the hands of Ali bin Saleh Al-Amari was named
this label relative to the granitic rock that was built upon this
house.
Varying accounts associated with the beginning of the foundation and
structure of the stone house and some anecdotes suggest that the house
had been demolished dozens of times but it was being redone again.
It is said that the Turks in the first invasion Yemen preferred to live in
this house for his art architectural unique him from the other and the
valley , which is with the rest of the sites and landscapes , surrounded by
a garden and orchard for residents and visitors to this historic mansion as
a result characterized by these beautiful places of green sustainable so
famous valley cultivation of grapes and Alvrsk and quince trees in
addition to the giant dome that began to fade as a result of the expansion
in the cultivation of qat . Also said that the country is in a period of
Ottoman rule and witnessed heavy rains led to demolish the house ,
leaving him no impact , then came to the region of Imam Abdullah
Mansour , who rebuilt the three roles stone Habash Black which is
currently located , and then stay, and after the death of Imam Abdul God
Mansour Imam Nasser said that in his reign had some wars and
disagreements between him and the people of Hamedan and who killed
him while he was lying on his bed and took him and buried him is the
guard that was with him in the area south of the Valley of the back and
say the people of the region to his grave exists to date and known to
everyone
After the death of Imam Nasser was imams fear of housing this house so
that the Imam Yahya built some other deficiencies in the valley, but soon
changed his mind after a period and the restored stone house and build
some additional roles of substance Alaageor and has added some other
facilities such as the released , which was received by the people . As the
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imam to build a mosque adjacent to the house and wrote on his door , "
Mutawakkil built by God to God ," which exists to date.
Architectural style
Palace consists of seven innings design consistent with the
natural formation of the rock (the basis of the architecture) and
at the gate there is a tree (Taelloukh) Durable estimated age of
700 years.
And access to the house across the wide corridor paved with
huge stones to reach a break, and is released on the northern
side and overlooks the circular aquarium built of black stone
turkey.
currently sightseeing meant thousands from around the world .
The palace consists of seven innings design consistent with the
natural formation of the rock ( based architecture ) which shows
the beauty of the design and its coherence , and greets you at the
gate tree ( Taelloukh ) Durable estimated age of 700 years .
Upon entry greets yard wide with a number of accessories for
the palace , most notably suite reception external named (
Cdhiroan ) , and in the first floor lounge spacious and some
rooms attached and then the second floor , which includes a way
out of the basic structure of the palace , passing in the corridor
carved in the rock contains the graves of rock carved, The cave
to bury the dead back to prehistory, also built kitchen is separate
from the palace , and in the middle of the corridor between the
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rooms there are rocky Bfathtin well , Thqan the heart of the rock
. Before reaching the third floor , we find a small room was
dedicated to ( Dowidar ), which is the term given to the
Custodian of the Turkish women " under the Dream" are not
allowed to go beyond a room Dowidar to the top.
In the third floor suite dedicated to the mother of Imam Yahya
and consists of several rooms , as has the court cupboard , and
the fourth floor is divided into suites section devoted to the
crown room where a safe containing a large high can be
accessed through an innovative ladder . The second section is
based on the rock rooms devoted to the slaves and maids and the
grain mills stone ( molar ) There is also a balcony ( Almbbana ),
a place of laundry . On the fifth floor is divided into two parts
the way : a special section leads directly to the sixth floor where
the private wing of the Imam and without passing on the fifth
floor dedicated , with a portion of the sixth women's wings , and
this consists of several bedrooms and accessories. In your stairs
leading to the Imam and his wing party , we find slot as well in
one of the walls of the room imagined portrait of Imam Yahya
quill Italian artist , and in the neighborhood there is a very small
room called ( cuff ) , where he was alone with himself in which
to think and write and worship .
The seventh floor is composed of wide board and accessories ,
kitchen, loft and balcony open as wide as there is in the corner
of the porch to place an ad for a living Imam messaging beneath
it into the pigeon , which was used in the correspondence.
On each floor you'll find places dedicated repositories or natural
refrigerators and small openings in the tray and in placements
allow the passage of the barrels of guns only , and is distributed
in the mountains surrounding the palace guard castles and
defense.
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Perched atop a rock pinnacle at the famous Wadi Dhahr Valley,
some 15 km away from the capita city of Sana, Yemen, is Dar
al-Hajar, better known as the Imam's Rock Palace. It is an iconic
symbol of Yemen, whose picture you can find on postcards and
magazines to bills and water bottles.
What makes the building so attractive is perhaps because it is
exemplary of Yemeni architecture. It seems to grow out of the
rocks on which it is constructed, and it has the charac
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teristic painting of its windows and edges. Furthermore, it stands
all alone in an oasis of green and quiet, which is the wadi.
Back in the day, Yemen didn't have a king or a president.
Instead, leadership of the country rested on the shoulders of an
Imam (Islamic spiritual leader). Yahya Muhammad Hamiddin
(1869-1948) became Imam of the Zaydis (an Islamic religious
sect) after his father's death in 1904, then Imam of Yemen in
1918 and remained in that post until his assassination in 1948.
The palace was built in the 1930s by Imam Yahya as his
summer residence. The palace was restored for visitors, but and
turned into a museum of sort.
You can buy a ticket and gain entrance to the palace. The
five-story building as lots of rooms and many big and
small stairs that seems to take you all around in circles.
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There is the kitchen, storage rooms, rooms for women,
meeting rooms for high placed persons and friends of
Imam Yahya. There is a system to cool water in
earthware jars, you can see takhrim windows from up
close, there is a very deep well, and there are various
spots where you can go outside.
The five floors offer enough to see, but walking around
at its base is equally impressive and heightens your
admiration for the stunning architecture the Yemenis are
capable of.
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Is the Palace Dar stone , rocky beautiful harmonic design and
construction was built on a rock in the valley appeared in
Yemen and called the stone house relative to the rock on which
it was built in the late eighteenth century when he ordered the
king of Yemen then Imam Mansour Ali Bin Abbas and the
vizier writer , poet and designer outstanding in his time Ali bin
Saleh Al -Amari (1736-1798) built a palace in the valley
appeared to be his summer palace . Historians and tells that it
was built on the ruins of the Old Palace Spi fort was known as a
sedan , which was built in 3000 BC Himyarites . M , and the fort
was destroyed by the Turks by four hundred years , and restored
at the beginning of the twentieth century by Imam Yahya Hamid
al-Din after he handed down a number of Yemeni kings . It is
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History
The history of the palace to the late eighteenth century when he ordered
the king of Yemen Imam Mansour Ali Bin Abbas and minister Ali bin
Saleh Al -Amari (1736-1798) and made famous architecture , astronomy ,
poetry and literature - his palace built in the valley appeared to be a
summer palace for him. Historians and tells that it was built on the ruins
of the Old Palace Spi fort was known as a sedan , which was built in
3000 BC Himyarites . M , and the fort was destroyed by the Turks by four
hundred years , and restored at the beginning of the twentieth century by
Imam Yahya Hamid al-Din after he handed down a number of Yemeni
kings . It is currently sightseeing meant thousands from around the world
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