Harem

Connected Sites: 10

WHS which include a "Harem" - An area within a building/complex set aside for the female members of the family and forbidden to men. Also known as a "Zenana"

Connected Sites

  • Acropolis
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.27
    490
    14
    "After the Ottoman conquest, the Parthenon was used as the garrison headquarters of the Turkish army,] and the Erechteum was turned into the Governor's private Harem
  • Hampi
    Hampi
    India
    Inscribed: 1986
    4.04
    66
    4
  • Agra Fort
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.55
    242
    6
    "North of this entrance sits the fort's largest private residence, the Jahangiri Mahal, built as a harem for Jahangir.
  • Itchan Kala
    Itchan Kala
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.75
    122
    5
    The Tash Hauli Palace "built by Allah Kuli Khan (1826-1842). The first section of the palace to be built was the Harem (1830-1832), home to the Khan (first room on left) and his four legal wives in the five comfortable southern iwans and to female relatives."
  • Imperial Palace
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.19
    334
    11
  • Granada
    Granada
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.39
    420
    12
    Alhambra - The Royal Complex includes a Harem which is "elaborately decorated and contains the living quarters for the wives and mistresses of the Arabic monarchs." (Wiki)
  • Red Fort
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.11
    227
    4
    "The Mumtaz Mahal, or Palace of Jewels, is the former harem of the Red Fort of Delhi.. Today it is converted into the Red Fort Museum of Archaeology"
  • Istanbul
    Istanbul
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.37
    485
    12
    Topkapi Palace
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Fort and Shalamar Gardens
    Inscribed: 1981
    2.93
    52
    3
    "The Shish Mahal or Hall of Mirrors in the Lahore Fort. The walls are adorned with intricate tile work inlaid with mirrors. It is part of the Naulakha enclosure that served as a pivate quarter or Harem for women"
  • Fatehpur Sikri
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.38
    188
    9