Habuba Kabira, upper part of a cantilever dome construction

Habuba Kabira, upper part of a cantilever dome construction

in the Ghab plain: thatched mud houses, 1963

in the Ghab plain: thatched mud houses, 1963

Ghab plain: thatched mud houses, 1963

Ghab plain: thatched mud houses, 1963

Yabrud: shops with residential houses on the first floor, houses probably from the beginning of the 20th century

Yabrud: shops with residential houses on the first floor, houses probably from the beginning of the 20th century

Kafr Halab village, clay dome houses

Kafr Halab village, clay dome houses

As-Safira area in Aleppo province - clay dome houses

As-Safira area in Aleppo province – clay dome houses

Habuba Kabira, Mud brick construction - connection of wall, belt arch and dome rounding

Habuba Kabira, Mud brick construction – connection of wall, belt arch and dome rounding

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Very well preserved domed rooms of a farmstead in an Assyrian village

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Very well preserved domed rooms of a farmstead in an Assyrian village

Village on western shore of Jabbul-Lake, dome houses with stone inlay on the top

Village on western shore of Jabbul-Lake, dome houses with stone inlay on the top

Habuba Kabira, plastering of the domes after completion of the shell

Habuba Kabira, plastering of the domes after completion of the shell

Habuba Kabira, view into a plastered cantilever dome with openings and decorative layer

Habuba Kabira, view into a plastered cantilever dome with openings and decorative layer

Habuba Kabira, during the construction of cantilever domes, the mortar is pulled up using a bucket

Habuba Kabira, during the construction of cantilever domes, the mortar is pulled up using a bucket

Habuba Kabira, how three cantilever domes are connected (two cantilever domes are posed on a relieving arch)

Habuba Kabira, how three cantilever domes are connected (two cantilever domes are posed on a relieving arch)

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Today empty domed houses in an Assyrian village seen from the street side

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Today empty domed houses in an Assyrian village seen from the street side

Habuba Kabira, construction of cantilever domes

Habuba Kabira, construction of cantilever domes

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, The flattened dome roofs have just received new plastering.

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, The flattened dome roofs have just received new plastering.

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Dallal, ʿajami ceiling of a qaʿa (hall)

Bayt Dallal, ʿajami ceiling of a qaʿa (hall)

Bayt Wakil, interior facade of the upper floor

Bayt Wakil, interior facade of the upper floor

A side from the courtyard of Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, Bab Tuma

A side from the courtyard of Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, Bab Tuma

Bayt Dallal, a part of courtyard and iwan

Bayt Dallal, a part of courtyard and iwan

Numbering sequence example based on the plan of Bayt Ghazala

Orientation-system_L00_Bayt-Ghazala

Numbering application example for walls based on a room in Bayt Ghazala

Bayt-Ghazala_room-19_walls

Numbering application example for ceilings based on a room in Bayt Ghazala

Bayt-Ghazala_room-19_ceilings

Numbering application example for floors based on a room in Bayt Ghazala

Bayt-Ghazala_room-19_floors

Orientation plan example for walls based on room 07 in Bayt Ghazala

Bayt-Ghazala_room-07_walls

Habuba Kabira, View from the inside of the room while constructing the dome

Habuba Kabira, View from the inside of the room while constructing the dome

Jurn Kabir, wooden door bar lock, seen from the interior side

Jurn Kabir, wooden door bar lock, seen from the interior side

View towards souteast, rubble in the couryard, after partial collapse of Bayt Ghazala (house), Aleppo, Syria

Fig.07_view at rubble

A woman showing a woven saddle bag with embroidery

A woman showing a woven saddle bag with embroidery