Khusrawiyya, interiour view at sudda (tribune) in Friday Mosque in 2008

Khusrawiyya, interiour view at sudda (tribune) in Friday Mosque in 2008

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, cave

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, cave

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, dome of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, dome of the prayer hall

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, the trail around the two castles

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, the trail around the two castles

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, twin crusader castles, stone arch

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, twin crusader castles, stone arch

Jisr ash-Shughur, the ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle

Jisr ash-Shughur, the ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle

Jisr ash-Shughur, the ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle

Jisr ash-Shughur, the ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle

Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, the connection bridge between the two castles

Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, the connection bridge between the two castles

Hammam al-Bayyada, the cold section (barrani)

Hammam al-Bayyada, the cold section (barrani)

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, stone arch

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, stone arch

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, caves

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, caves

General view of the village of Shaykh Hilal

General view of the village of Shaykh Hilal

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a general view of the the valley around the twin castle

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a general view of the the valley around the twin castle

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, stone arches

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, stone arches

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, Arabic inscription

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, Arabic inscription

Balcony above main portal of Khan al-Harir

Balcony above main portal of Khan al-Harir

Temporary title for Image 120244

Temporary title for Image 120244

Jacquard-cartons with holelines for weaving design patterns

Jacquard-cartons with holelines for weaving design patterns

Abdelraouf Baydoun working with the craft of ‘Ajami in Qasr al-ʿAzm

Abdelraouf Baydoun working with the craft of ‘Ajami in Qasr al-ʿAzm

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, interior of the prayer hall

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, interior of the prayer hall

Brocade in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Brocade in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, entrance

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, entrance

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, entrance - inscription band

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, entrance – inscription band

Bimaristan an-Nuri, courtyard- entrances to single rooms

Bimaristan an-Nuri, courtyard- entrances to single rooms

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a general view of bridge between the two castles

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a general view of bridge between the two castles

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, general view of the site

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, general view of the site

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat Shugr wa Bekas from the inside.

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat Shugr wa Bekas from the inside.

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, Arabic inscription

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, Arabic inscription

Punch cards for jacquard looms with woven sample for silk fabric in the Mezannar textile factory in Damascus

Punch cards for jacquard looms with woven sample for silk fabric in the Mezannar textile factory in Damascus

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, the ruin of the twin crusader castle

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, the ruin of the twin crusader castle