Shahba, Exterior view of the Roman Theatre/ Philippopolis

Shahba, Exterior view of the Roman Theatre/ Philippopolis

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, exterior facade

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, exterior facade

Manbij, Bakery of flat bread with oven

Manbij, Bakery of flat bread with oven

Islamic coloured shard, ar-Raqqa museum

Islamic coloured shard, ar-Raqqa museum

Shard of colored pottery, ar-Raqqa Museum

Shard of colored pottery, ar-Raqqa Museum

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, interior, dome and muqarnas squinches

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, interior, dome and muqarnas squinches

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, interior

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, interior

Damascus, Glass Blowing Workshop near Bab Sharqi

Damascus, Glass Blowing Workshop near Bab Sharqi

Al-Bab, the upper part of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir (the Great Mosque) minaret

Al-Bab, the upper part of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir (the Great Mosque) minaret

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Tall Aswad - finds

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Tall Aswad – finds

Bayt Ajiqbash, Ground floor plan

Bayt Ajiqbash, Ground floor plan

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace - finds

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace – finds

Khan Qurdbak, main entrance

Khan Qurdbak, main entrance

Khan Qurdbak, main entrance

Jamiʿ al-Maydani, the minaret

Jamiʿ al-Maydani, the minaret

Jamiʿ al-Maydani, the minaret

Jamiʿ al-Maydani, the minaret

Jamiʿ al-Maydani, general view

Jamiʿ al-Maydani, general view

Jamiʿ al-Maydani, the minaret

Jamiʿ al-Maydani, the minaret

Citadel of Aleppo, minaret of the Great Mosque

Citadel of Aleppo, minaret of the Great Mosque

Bayt Ajiqbash, view of the courtyard interior

Bayt Ajiqbash, view of the courtyard interior

Bayt Ajiqbash, the splendid decorated iwan

Bayt Ajiqbash, the splendid decorated iwan

Bayt Ajiqbash, carved stone at the courtyard

Bayt Ajiqbash, carved stone at the courtyard

Bayt Ajiqbash, window stone decoration of the courtyard facade

Bayt Ajiqbash, window stone decoration of the courtyard facade

Bayt Ghazala, view of the bathhouse

Bayt Ghazala, view of the bathhouse

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall

Burj as-Saʿa, general view

Burj as-Saʿa, general view

Jamiʿ as-Saffahiyya, minaret

Jamiʿ as-Saffahiyya, minaret

Bayt Ghazala, view of the bathhouse

Bayt Ghazala, view of the bathhouse

Maronite Cathedral, general view from the outside

Maronite Cathedral, general view from the outside