Welcome to F.I.E.L.D.- the First Ismaili Electronic Library and Database.

Syria Visit

Speech - Opening Ceremony, Aga Khan Architectural Awards - 2001-11-06

2001-11-06 Syria opening akaa.jpg
Source: 
AKDN.org

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the 2001 Award Presentation Ceremony of the Aga Khan Award For Architecture, The Citadel (Aleppo, Syria)
06 November 2001

Your Excellency Prime Minister Miro
Honourable Ministers
Your Excellencies
Distinguished Guests

It is with great joy that I open the 2001 Presentation Ceremony of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. To do so in Syria and in this great city of Aleppo is exhilarating. For me, it is moving in a very personal way, for it takes place in a land of shared history and common heritage.


Syndicate content

Back to top