Talk:Carlton Citadel Hotel bombing

The article claims, that [i]t was originally built as a hospital for World War I and was afterward renovated and reopened as a hotel. This is not quite precise.

When the 1822 earthquake destroyed the building that housed the governor’s office during the Ottoman period and was built on the remains of the medieval Dar al-Adl (House of Justice), the decision was made to build a modern charity hospital on the site. The construction of the hospital was begun in 1883 by Aleppo’s governor Jamil Pasha, and was completed by the governor Raif Pasha in 1897. Once it was furnished and had the necessary supplies, the building was officially inaugurated in 1900. It contained 32 rooms in addition to the many clinics, operating rooms, storage areas and two large gardens. The building was used as a nursing school in the late twentieth century. In late 2010, it was restored and used as a hotel called the ‘Carlton Hotel’.

The National Hamidi Hospital had historic and architectural importance as the first modern hospital built in Aleppo and one of the best preserved examples of public buildings established in the city after the Ottoman reform. It occupied a significant location at the foot of the Citadel’s entrance.

• Source: Five Years of Conflict. The State of Cultural Heritage in the Ancient City of Aleppo. UNITAR, Geneva 2018, ISBN 978-92-3-100284-7, p. 124 (Link).--2003:DC:5712:F100:981B:6A69:1FD6:47A1 (talk) 12:06, 30 April 2022 (UTC)