Arial veiw at Tall al-Biʿa, Ancient city of Tuttul

Arial veiw at Tall al-Biʿa, Ancient city of Tuttul

Mosaic Aphrodite and Ares, Shahba Museum

Mosaic Aphrodite and Ares, Shahba Museum

Mosaic of Orpheus, Shahba Museum

Mosaic of Orpheus, Shahba Museum

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., Apse and south façade

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., Apse and south façade

Palmyra / Tadmur, Museum, lion of goddess Al-Lat

Palmyra / Tadmur, Museum, lion of goddess Al-Lat

Upper part of the western facade, Maʿbad ad-Dumayr (Temple)

Upper part of the western facade, Maʿbad ad-Dumayr (Temple)

Vaulted entrance, Qalʿat Harim from the interior

Vaulted entrance, Qalʿat Harim from the interior

Qasr Ibn Wardan, the church

Qasr Ibn Wardan, the church

Exterior view of the wall of Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)

Exterior view of the wall of Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)

View of Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm) from the inside

View of Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm) from the inside

A stairway leading to the upper floor, Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)

A stairway leading to the upper floor, Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)

Mosaic of the sea goddess "Thetys", Shahba Museum

Mosaic of the sea goddess “Thetys”, Shahba Museum

A side from the castle showing an entrance, Qalʿat Najm

A side from the castle showing an entrance, Qalʿat Najm

Al-Bara, Pyramid Tomb A, 6th century

Al-Bara, Pyramid Tomb A, 6th century

Busra, View into the Cathedral, 6th C.

Busra, View into the Cathedral, 6th C.

Busra, View into the Cathedral, 6th C.

Busra, View into the Cathedral, 6th C.

Fresco from Dura Europos, 3rd c. National Museum, Damascus

Fresco from Dura Europos, 3rd c. National Museum, Damascus

Busra, View into the Cathedral, 6th C.

Busra, View into the Cathedral, 6th C.

Church of the monk Buhayra, Busra

Church of the monk Buhayra, Busra

Funerary temple, Palmyra

Funerary temple, Palmyra

A view of an-Nuri mosque and the Kilaniyya norias (water wheels), Hama

A view of an-Nuri mosque and the Kilaniyya norias (water wheels), Hama

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, view from the garden to the late Ottoman house, situated on a slope

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, view from the garden to the late Ottoman house, situated on a slope

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, streetview of a late ottoman residential house and a warehouse beside, situated on a slope

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, streetview of a late ottoman residential house and a warehouse beside, situated on a slope

Sphinx in the Temple of 'Ayn Dara

Sphinx in the Temple of ‘Ayn Dara

A façade of the Shahba baths

A façade of the Shahba baths

Courtyard of the monastery of Mar Musa al-Habashi

Courtyard of the monastery of Mar Musa al-Habashi

Busra, Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, known as "Jami ad-Dabbagha'

Busra, Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, known as “Jami ad-Dabbagha’

The upper part and keystones of the apse, Basilica of Qalb Lawza

The upper part and keystones of the apse, Basilica of Qalb Lawza

Museum of Palmyra / Tadmur, Stone-relief with figural decoration

Museum of Palmyra / Tadmur, Stone-relief with figural decoration

Funerary sculpture of a Palmyrene couple

Funerary sculpture of a Palmyrene couple