Damascus, SANA-The handmade chandeliers manufacturing in Syria has maintained its existence despite the repercussions of the terrorist war, the imposed economic blockade, and the living conditions.

This industry has withstood imported alternatives thanks to the craftsmen’s adherence to the heritage of their fathers and grandfathers by preserving this profession.

“60 years ago, my father was the first to establish a factory for manufacturing chandeliers in Syria in an artistic, manual way”, Faisal Ghazi is one of the craftsmen who have made a profession of making handmade chandeliers told SANA asserting that he and his brothers inherited this profession and they want to pass it on to anyone who wants to learn its principles.

Regarding the chandeliers, he manufactures, Ghazi explains that he makes chandeliers covered with copper or plated with gold or bronze, with measurements and sizes starting from 30 cm in diameter up to 4 meters, relying on iron to form the basic structure and covering it with copper or glass from the edges, then assembling it and decorating it with crystal or glass pendants, to be used to decorate homes, places of worship, and event halls.

Fedaa al-Rahai