Standing in the heart of the old city of Aleppo and on UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 1986, the Great Mosque was built in the year 715 and reconstructed in 1129. While Damascus, the country’s capital, was already an important place in the Roman-Byzantine world, Aleppo began to gain stature in the year 1000. The Roman plan was adapted and the agora, a vast square, became a mosque. Instead of having a building in the center of an open space, the open space is placed in the center of the monument. The Great Mosque’s courtyard is the largest one in the old city. People come here to pray, but also to relax, chat, and meditate. The people of Syria are 90 percent Muslim and, although required to vote, are forbidden to vote against the government. President Bashar al-Assad succeeded his father in an unopposed referendum on July 17, 2000. In October 2005, leading figures and parties of the secular opposition expressed their desire for peaceful and gradual change and the holding of free and transparent legislative elections, signing “The Damascus Declaration for National Democratic Change” to that effect. In late 2008, after twelve reformers from the civil sector were sentenced to two and a half years in prison for signing the “Damascus Declaration,” the European Union asked that these nonviolent militants be freed and called on the Syrian government to honor its international commitments, as Syria had signed and ratified the 1969 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
THE PHOTO
Taken in 2008, It is a digital photography. Its file is stored by the Yann Arthus-Bertrand Studio in Paris.
THE PRINT
Original work by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The prints are made exclusively by the Yann Arthus-Bertrand Studio in Paris under the control of the artist himself.
Original Edition Signed and Numbered
Prints ordered without frames include a white border
- Format 1, 2 & 3 = 2 cm of white border around the image
- Format 4, 5 = 4 cm of white border around the image
- Format 6 = 5 cm of white border around the image
Digital print made by the Yann Arthus-Bertrand Studio. Canon IPF 9400 Ink-jet printer, pigmentary ink, printing on acid free 100% cotton fibre paper (Museo Silver Rag)
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POUR LES ŒUVRES SIGNÉS ET NUMÉROTÉES
All our frames are made to measure and hand-made. The wood chosen for the frames is cut directly and assembled as a function of the work and painted as chosen.
For the signed prints, the Yann Arthus-Bertrand Studio offers three choices of frame : dark wood, wood painted white, wood painted black.
It is possible thereafter to choose a frame with glass or a frame with non-reflecting glass.
FOR THE LIMITED EDITIONS
The purchase of the work is uniquely by way of a print.
For any requests relating to framing please send an email to : atelier@yannarthusbertrandphoto.com
Delivery charges are at the expense of the purchaser. Delivery time depends on the country in which you live. Between 1 and 2 weeks should be allowed for a print and 3 to 4 weeks for a framed print.
Only for orders taken in July and August, between 3 to 4 weeks should be allowed for a print and 5 to 6 weeks for a framed print.
Once the order is validated, the print is made, signed and framed in accordance with your request.
Customs duties and VAT outside the European Union (+ Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein) are at the expense of the purchaser. We invite you to get in touch with the Customs services in your country for more information on this subject.
The Yann Arthus-Bertrand Studio works with specialised transporters, who are authorised to deliver works of art.
Once the print/frame has been dispatched, you will receive an e-mail from the Studio giving you the name of the transporter, the number of the parcel and the estimated date of delivery.
