The northern-eastern tower of Damascus Citadel

The northern-eastern tower of Damascus Citadel

Yabrud: residential buildings as road-accompanying development

Yabrud: residential buildings as road-accompanying development

Yabrud: residential houses with central hall floor plans

Yabrud: residential houses with central hall floor plans

Yabrud: residential houses with central hall disposition and three-arcade-motif

Yabrud: residential houses with central hall disposition and three-arcade-motif

Yabrud: Streetlife with shops and residential houses, townspeople and peasants

Yabrud: Streetlife with shops and residential houses, townspeople and peasants

Great Mosque, Minaret

Great Mosque, Minaret

Carved and ornamented masonry, 1st category remains, in portal of Ujkhan, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.18-b_securing fallen remains

Previous state, ornamental detail in main façade of the fortified tower north of Bab Antakiya, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.41-a4_Close-up view of carved ornamental star

Citadel of Aleppo, Temple of the Storm God Hadad - Detail on platform wall

Citadel of Aleppo, Temple of the Storm God Hadad – Detail on platform wall

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance - a stone base (spolia) which is the cathedral baptismal font.

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance – a stone base (spolia) which is the cathedral baptismal font.

Great Mosque, Minaret

Great Mosque, Minaret

Aleppo Great Mosque, minaret, foundation inscriptions on the base

Aleppo Great Mosque, minaret, foundation inscriptions on the base

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, western facade - decorated window

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, western facade – decorated window

Great Mosque, top of the minaret

Great Mosque, top of the minaret

Roman sarcophagus with decorations, Qanawat

Roman sarcophagus with decorations, Qanawat

Great Mosque, Minaret

Great Mosque, Minaret

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, western facade- decoration on the top part of a window niche

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, western facade- decoration on the top part of a window niche

Wakil House, decorated windows

Wakil House, decorated windows

Rubble stone with carved Arabic inscription

Rubble stone with carved Arabic inscription in Aleppo

West Syria, access to the Salah ad-Din Castle carved through two artificial crevices, 12th c.

West Syria, access to the Salah ad-Din Castle carved through two artificial crevices, 12th c.

Temple of 'Ayn Dara, Giant footprints carved into the stone floor

Temple of ‘Ayn Dara, Giant footprints carved into the stone floor

Carved and ornamented stone, 1st category remains, from portal of Ujkhan, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.18_1st category, carved and ornamented stone

Carved and ornamented stones, 1st category remains, from portal of Ujkhan, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.18-c_Carved and ornamented stones

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, carved decoration on the exterior facade

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, carved decoration on the exterior facade

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, entrance portal, building ornaments made of carved stones

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, entrance portal, building ornaments made of carved stones

Carved giant footprints at the threshold of the entrance of ʿAyn Dara temple

Carved giant footprints at the threshold of the entrance of ʿAyn Dara temple

Stone carved panel on the ʿAyn Diwar bridge

Stone carved panel on the ʿAyn Diwar bridge

A grave carved in the rock, Maʿlula

A grave carved in the rock, Maʿlula

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, entrance - stone carved Arabic inscriptions

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, entrance – stone carved Arabic inscriptions

Interior view of a grave carved in the rocks, Maʿlula

Interior view of a grave carved in the rocks, Maʿlula