Nur al-Din Bimaristan

33.51019836.303463Koordinaten: 33 ° 30 ' 37 "N, 36 ° 18' 12" E The Nureddin Clinic, Maristan Nuri, Nur al -Din Maristan; is the oldest hospital in Syria. In 1154 Nur ad -Din built the internationally known already at that time hospital in Damascus.

The former hospital (Arabic maristan ) is one of the most important buildings of the old town Damascene. It is located in an alley southwest of the Umayyad Mosque. The floor plan is based in the center on the classical Seljuk Four - Iwan principle with a transverse rectangular open courtyard, which widens in the middle of each side to a Ivan ( semi-open vaulted hall). In this cross-shaped floor plan is the big Ostiwan, took place in the treatments, the entrance halls, over. The two smaller Ivane the north and south served as a hospital room.

Several eminent doctors have practiced here at a time, so acted upon by its own actions on the patient, as the sufferers were still kept in infirmaries in Germany and were left to themselves. The hospital administration ran a non- religious concept of nursing, in contrast to the infirmaries, which was mainly located in Christian life care.

Today the building is used as a museum.