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Qalb Lawza Basilica, illustration of the assumed construction method
Apse of basilica, al-Bara
Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, view the west basilica
Qanawat, Severan doorway leading to second basilica — from north
Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, external south wall of the east basilica
Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, apse of east basilica
The Byzantine basilica, view from the south, Qalʿat Burqush
Southwest side of the Byzantine Basilica, Qalʿat Burqush
ar-Rusafa, general view of Basilica B, cisterns and city wall
Kharab Shams, central nave of the basilica
Busra, cathedral. The remains of the 6th century basilica of the martyrs Sergios, Bacchos and Leontius
View from a far to the basilica in Kharab Shams
al-Husn Church, Remains of the basilica after its demolition and turning the site into an agricultural field
Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., Apse and south façade
View from a far to the basilica in Kharab Shams
View from south-west, Basilica of Kharab Shams
al-Husn Church, Remains of the basilica after its demolition and turning the site into an agricultural field
ar-Rusafa, North-Gate, view into the interior.
al-Bara, Church of Saint Stephanos (E4), mid 6th c., West façade
Ar-Rusafa, Decoration details on the inner facade of the North Gate
Interior view of Basilika A, ar-Rusafa
ar-Rusafa, Capital on the interior façade of the North Gate,
ar-Rusafa, Basilika A, view from west of the bema and the apse
Exterior view from the south of the North Gate in ar-Rusafa.
as-Suwayda’, “Mashnaqa Arch” or remains of a Byzantine basilica
Bas-relief on an arch in the church of Qalb Lawza
Decorations on an arch in the Church of Qalb Lawza
Kharab Shams, view from south at church ruin, 4th/6th century CE
Halabiyya; remains of Basilica and Eastern wall,
ar-Rusafa, Basilica C, View towards the apse