Application of the relief paste of a contemporary ‘Ajami decoration

Application of the relief paste of a contemporary ‘Ajami decoration

The upper part of the minaret, Qashani tiles, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

The upper part of the minaret, Qashani tiles, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

Part of golden and coloured mosaic, Umayyad Mosque

Part of golden and coloured mosaic, Umayyad Mosque

Damascene painted tiles over the windows, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

Damascene painted tiles over the windows, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

Minaret of al-Imam Ismaʿil Mosque, as-Salamiyya

Minaret of al-Imam Ismaʿil Mosque, as-Salamiyya

Minaret of the great mosque, (al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir), Maʿarrat an-Nuʿman

Minaret of the great mosque, (al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir), Maʿarrat an-Nuʿman

View at an-Nuri Mosque and the Kilaniyya Norias on the Orontes River, Hama

View at an-Nuri Mosque and the Kilaniyya Norias on the Orontes River, Hama

A side of the courtyard arches, an-Nuri Mosque

A side of the courtyard arches, an-Nuri Mosque

Minaret of an-Nuri Mosque

Minaret of an-Nuri Mosque

View of al-Kilaniyya Norias

View of al-Kilaniyya Norias

Details of Qashani tiles: floral and geometric designs, Mausoleum of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

Details of Qashani tiles: floral and geometric designs, Mausoleum of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

The upper part of the entrance, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

The upper part of the entrance, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

Entrance of al-Imam Ismaʿil Mosque, as-Salamiyya

Entrance of al-Imam Ismaʿil Mosque, as-Salamiyya

Mausoleum Ahmad Basha, general view of the facade

Mausoleum Ahmad Basha, general view of the facade

Marble cenotaph next to the tomb of Salah ad-Din, was presented by German Emperor Wilhelm II during his visit to Damascus in 1898

Marble cenotaph next to the tomb of Salah ad-Din, was presented by German Emperor Wilhelm II during his visit to Damascus in 1898

The wooden sarcophagus of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

The wooden sarcophagus of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

Ornament over a window, Khan Sulayman Basha al-ʿAzm

Ornament over a window, Khan Sulayman Basha al-ʿAzm

Tiles of blue Qashani, Mausoleum of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

Tiles of blue Qashani, Mausoleum of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

Door and windows of a room in the ground floor, Khan Sulayman Basha al-ʿAzm

Door and windows of a room in the ground floor, Khan Sulayman Basha al-ʿAzm

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the upper part - a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur'anic text in Kufic script

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the upper part – a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur’anic text in Kufic script

Abdelraouf Baydoun working with the craft of ‘Ajami: Preparation of a wooden dome

Abdelraouf Baydoun working with the craft of ‘Ajami: Preparation of a wooden dome

Bab Antakiya, inscription above the city gate

Bab Antakiya, inscription above the city gate

Part of the Mihrab decorations, Umayyad Mosque

Part of the Mihrab decorations, Umayyad Mosque

Rakhla: The City of Wine and Poetry in the Memory of its daughters

The men's quarters (Salamlik), Qasr al-ʿAzm

The men’s quarters (Salamlik), Qasr al-ʿAzm

Squinch of the dome in the hall of upper floor, Qasr al-ʿAzm

Squinch of the dome in the hall of upper floor, Qasr al-ʿAzm

The dome hall in the upper floor of Qasr al-ʿAzm (Palace)

The dome hall in the upper floor of Qasr al-ʿAzm (Palace)

A hall in the upper floor, Qasr al-ʿAzm (Palace)

A hall in the upper floor, Qasr al-ʿAzm (Palace)

Qasr al-ʿAzm, terrace with portico in the upper floor

Qasr al-ʿAzm, terrace with portico in the upper floor

General view of Abu al-Fidaʾ Mosque on the Orontes river

General view of Abu al-Fidaʾ Mosque on the Orontes river