Mosul Heritage House
A traditional Mosuli courtyard house near the Tigris, lovingly restored in 2018 by activist Ayoub Thanoon into a grassroots heritage museum. Its carved marble, stucco and shanasheel lattice screens showcase the vanishing domestic architecture of the Old City, and it hosts cultural events reviving the memory of pre-war Mosul.
2 stops to discover
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Shanasheel and Mosuli Marble
The house shows off the hallmarks of old Mosuli domestic architecture: cool courtyards, carved Mosul marble, delicate stucco and the wooden shanasheel lattice screens that let the household look out over the street unseen.
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A House Brought Back to Life
Activist Ayoub Thanoon restored this damaged courtyard house in 2018 and reopened it as a grassroots museum and cultural hub, hosting music, art and thousands of visitors — a small act of defiance reviving the memory of pre-war Mosul.
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