Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, a view of the circular aperture in the roof and the fountain in the middle courtyard

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, a view of the circular aperture in the roof and the fountain in the middle courtyard

A little boy from a resettlement village is drawing water from a tap embedded in the ground

A little boy from a resettlement village is drawing water from a tap embedded in the ground

Kharab Shams, view from south at church ruin, 4th/6th century CE

Kharab Shams, view from south at church ruin, 4th/6th century CE

Al-Bara, pyramid tomb A, 6th c. AD

Al-Bara, pyramid tomb A, 6th c. AD

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, tomb - interior view of the dome damages

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, tomb – interior view of the dome damages

Qalb Lawza Basilica, illustration of the assumed construction method

Qalb Lawza Basilica, illustration of the assumed construction method

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., decorative door of reliquary room in southern facade (east)

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., decorative door of reliquary room in southern facade (east)

The dome house in Taanayel: final touches

The dome house in Taanayel: final touches

Al-Bara, Pyramid Tomb A, 6th century

Al-Bara, Pyramid Tomb A, 6th century

A group of doves in the old city of Aleppo

A group of doves in the old city of Aleppo

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, Ibshir Mustafa Pasha and bathhouse of Bahram Pasha facades

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, Ibshir Mustafa Pasha and bathhouse of Bahram Pasha facades

Temporary storage of sorted stones, San Salvatore a Campi, Perugia, Italy

Fig.32-b_storage of sorted stones outside

Jewish_family_in_Damascus_1910

Jewish_family_in_Damascus_1910

wl-f-Damascus Album No.2-Page 02a-02-1_SYRHER

wl-f-Damascus Album No.2-Page 02a-02-1_SYRHER

A stand selling sandwiches in Damascus

A stand selling sandwiches in Damascus

Decorated wooden door of the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Decorated wooden door of the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

A shop in al-Qaymariyya, the old city of Damascus, selling salted lupini beans 'termos'

A shop in al-Qaymariyya, the old city of Damascus, selling salted lupini beans ‘tarmus’

Ornina_National Museum of Damascus

Ornina_National Museum of Damascus

Exterior view of al-Bab ash-Sharqi (Eastern citygate), the eastern entrance to Old City of Damascus

Exterior view of al-Bab ash-Sharqi (Eastern citygate), the eastern entrance to Old City of Damascus

A small pathway in the Ghuta of Damascus

A small pathway in the Ghuta of Damascus

The North West Tower of Damascus Citadel

The North West Tower of Damascus Citadel

Al-Bab ash-Sharqi (Eastern citygate), the eastern entrance to Old City of Damascus

Al-Bab ash-Sharqi (Eastern citygate), the eastern entrance to Old City of Damascus

Damascus Gate on the south eastern side of the City Wall, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Damascus Gate on the south eastern side of the City Wall, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

A grove in the Ghouta of Damascus

A grove in the Ghouta of Damascus

An olive grove in the Ghouta of Damascus

An olive grove in the Ghouta of Damascus

An olive grove in the Ghouta of Damascus

An olive grove in the Ghouta of Damascus

Postcard of Suq as-Surujiyya in Damascus

Postcard of Suq as-Surujiyya in Damascus

A private Aleppine house

A private Aleppine house

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

Fig.18-c_Carved and ornamented stones

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

Fig.18-b_securing fallen remains