Home›Sources›A Treasure Hidden Beneath the Plaster: The Umayyad Mosque Mosaics (Direction Generale des Patrimoines, French Ministry of Culture)SourcesA Treasure Hidden Beneath the Plaster: The Umayyad Mosque Mosaics (Direction Generale des Patrimoines, French Ministry of Culture)Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "A Treasure Hidden Beneath the Plaster: The Umayyad Mosque Mosaics (Direction Generale des Patrimoines, French Ministry of Culture)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/treasure-hidden-beneath-plaster-umayyad-mosque-mosaics.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). A Treasure Hidden Beneath the Plaster: The Umayyad Mosque Mosaics (Direction Generale des Patrimoines, French Ministry of Culture). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/treasure-hidden-beneath-plaster-umayyad-mosque-mosaicsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-a-treasure-hidden-beneath-the-plaster-th, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {A Treasure Hidden Beneath the Plaster: The Umayyad Mosque Mosaics (Direction Generale des Patrimoines, French Ministry of Culture)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/treasure-hidden-beneath-plaster-umayyad-mosque-mosaics}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXAn official heritage documentation page published by the French Ministry of Culture's Direction generale des patrimoines et de l'architecture, on the mosaic decoration of the Umayyad Mosque of Damascus: the fire of 1893 that led to renovation, Victor Eustache de Lorey's 1928 restoration campaign that uncovered mosaics plastered over probably in the Ottoman period, and the resulting 34.5 by 7.25 metre Barada Panel unveiled in the mosque's western portico.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (36 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1An official state heritage research institution's own published documentation of a restoration campaign it has direct archival authority over (the Institut francais de Damas, which conducted the 1928 work, is a French state research institute), the same institutional authority basis already used for the UNESCO World Heritage List citation elsewhere on this page.NotesWell-attestedCited for the Barada Panel's uncovering history and physical dimensions.CitationAuthorWell-attestedDirection generale des patrimoines et de l'architecturePublisherWell-attestedFrench Ministry of CulturePublication YearWell-attested2026URLWell-attestedhttps://archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/mosquee-omeyyades/en/treasure-hidden-beneath-plasterSource TypeWell-attestedGovernment agencyCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithDamascus, Cities Well-attested This source names Damascus directly: "decoration of the Umayyad Mosque of Damascus: the fire of 1893 that led to renovation, Victor Eustache de Lorey's 1928 restoration campaign that uncovered mosaics plastered over probably in the..."Source A Treasure Hidden Beneath the Plaster: The Umayyad Mosque Mosaics (Direction Generale des Patrimoines, French Ministry of Culture)Direction generale des patrimoines et de l'architecturetier 1Claims Backed By This Source (36 claims)This source backs 36 claims across the atlas. As facts: 28 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 1 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSacred Art & Iconography, 19 claims: 14 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.Articles, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 general references.Well-attested28ArticlesA River, Trees and No People: What the Barada Panel ShowsTwo Centuries Under Plaster: Rediscovering the Barada PanelSacred Art & IconographyBarada Panel Mosaics, Umayyad MosqueSourcesA Treasure Hidden Beneath the Plaster: The Umayyad Mosque Mosaics (Direction Generale des Patrimoines, French Ministry of Culture)Holds4Sacred Art & IconographyBarada Panel Mosaics, Umayyad MosqueSourcesA Treasure Hidden Beneath the Plaster: The Umayyad Mosque Mosaics (Direction Generale des Patrimoines, French Ministry of Culture)Connected1Sacred Art & IconographyBarada Panel Mosaics, Umayyad MosqueGeneral References3ArticlesA River, Trees and No People: What the Barada Panel ShowsTwo Centuries Under Plaster: Rediscovering the Barada PanelSacred Art & IconographyBarada Panel Mosaics, Umayyad MosqueComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year