Great Mosque, prayer hall, main entrance in 2006

Great Mosque, prayer hall, main entrance in 2006

Khan as-Sabun, window and decoration above the entrance

Khan as-Sabun, window and decoration above the entrance

Inscriptions on a volcanic stone in Jabal Says

Inscriptions on a volcanic stone in Jabal Says

Remains of a ruined building in Jabal Says

Remains of a ruined building in Jabal Says

Great Mosque of Aleppo, courtyard, horizontal sundial

Great Mosque of Aleppo, courtyard, horizontal sundial

Great Mosque of Aleppo, courtyard, vertical declining sundial

Great Mosque of Aleppo, courtyard, vertical declining sundial

Raqqa -Qasr al-Banat, clay decorations

Raqqa -Qasr al-Banat, clay decorations

Great Mosque of Aleppo, courtyard floor with geometrical designs

Great Mosque of Aleppo, courtyard floor with geometrical designs

Great Mosque of Aleppo, prayer hall, door of the khatib (orator) room

Great Mosque of Aleppo, prayer hall, door of the khatib (orator) room

Damascus, Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, 1st CE. AD

Damascus, Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, 1st CE. AD

Raqqa, Qasr (Palace) al-Banat, an octagonal basin in the centre of the courtyard

Raqqa, Qasr (Palace) al-Banat, an octagonal basin in the centre of the courtyard

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, view to the west across the courtyard

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, view to the west across the courtyard

Great Mosque, prayer hall, Shrine of the Prophet Zakariya

Great Mosque, prayer hall, Shrine of the Prophet Zakariya

Exterior view of ad-Daydariyya cave

Exterior view of ad-Daydariyya cave

A basin belonging to the Ummayad Palace ''Qasr Says'' in Jabal Says

A basin belonging to the Ummayad Palace ”Qasr Says” in Jabal Says

The prayer niche and the pulpit in the middle of the south wall in the prayer hall of the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo

The prayer niche and the pulpit in the middle of the south wall in the prayer hall of the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo

The minaret of Great Mosque of Raqqa-Rafiqa, 8th/12th C.

The minaret of Great Mosque of Raqqa-Rafiqa, 8th/12th C.

Great Mosque, top of the minaret

Great Mosque, top of the minaret

Aleppo Great Mosque, minaret, foundation inscriptions on the base

Aleppo Great Mosque, minaret, foundation inscriptions on the base

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, one of the church apses

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, one of the church apses

Remains of the Ummayad Palace in Jabal Says

Remains of the Ummayad Palace in Jabal Says

Remains of Harim Castle

Remains of Harim Castle

View from Harim Castle towards the nearby plains

View from Harim Castle towards the nearby plains

View from Harim Castle towards the nearby plains

View from Harim Castle towards the nearby plains

Harim Castle, view into an entrance

Harim Castle, view into an entrance

A chamber in the bath of Harim Castle

A chamber in the bath of Harim Castle

One of the entrances to Harim Castle

One of the entrances to Harim Castle

Volcanic stones and behind it the Khubra lake, Jabal Says

Volcanic stones and behind it the Khubra lake, Jabal Says

Tartus, Qalʿat al-Marqab, Crusader castle, general view from the Castle.

Tartus, Qalʿat al-Marqab, Crusader castle, general view from the Castle.

Tartus, Qalʿat al-Marqab, Crusader castle, a courtyard in the castle.

Tartus, Qalʿat al-Marqab, Crusader castle, a courtyard in the castle.