National Museum

National Museum
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They've transplanted the facade of a desert fortress (Qasr al-Heir al-Gharbi) to the National Museum in Damascus. The museum isn't that interesting, but it has a nice garden filled with Roman remains. There are some interesting rooms in the museum, and if you use a internationl student card (like I did), the 150 Syrian pound (SP) admission prices goes down to 10 SP. Now THAT'S a student discount! Most of the sights are priced similarly. $1 = 50 SP.