Old Damascene houses thumb|upright|Narrow alley in old Damascus Azm Palace, originally built in 1750 as the residence for the Ottoman governor of Damascus As'ad Pasha al-Azm, housing the Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions. Bayt al-Aqqad. Maktab Anbar, a mid-19th-century Jewish private mansion, restored by the Ministry of Culture in 1976 to serve as a library, exhibition center, museum and craft workshops. Beit al-Mamlouka, a 17th-century Damascene house, serving as a luxury boutique hotel within the old city since 2005.
Old Damascene houses thumb|upright|Narrow alley in old Damascus Azm Palace, originally built in 1750 as the residence for the Ottoman governor of Da:mascus As'ad Pasha al-Azm, housing the Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions. Bayt al-Aqqad. Maktab Anbar, a mid-19th-century Jewish private mansion, restored by the Ministry of Culture in 1976 to serve as a library, exhibition cente?r, museum and craft workshops. Beit al-Mamlouka, a 17th-century Damascene house, serving as a luxury boutique hotel within the old city since 2005.