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

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

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

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

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

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

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 facade of the church, Ibn Wardan Palace

The facade of the church, Ibn Wardan Palace

Main entrance of Ibn Wardan Palace

Main entrance of Ibn Wardan Palace

General view of Ibn Wardan Palace

General view of Ibn Wardan Palace

Remains of a ruined building in Jabal Says

Remains of a ruined building in Jabal Says

As a commissioner of the Ottoman administration, Hamad al-Sharqi, the author's grandfather, kept the official seal for the district.

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A room in the family wing (haramlik or juwwani), Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

A room in the family wing (haramlik or juwwani), Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

Remains of the pendentifs carrying the dome of the church at Ibn Wardan Palace

Remains of the pendentifs carrying the dome of the church at Ibn Wardan Palace

The facade of the church, Ibn Wardan Palace

The facade of the church, Ibn Wardan Palace

View of the church at Ibn Wardan Palace

View of the church at Ibn Wardan Palace

Lintel of the main entrance of the Church, Ibn Wardan Palace

Lintel of the main entrance of the Church, Ibn Wardan Palace

Main entrance of the church, Ibn Wardan Palace

Main entrance of the church, Ibn Wardan Palace

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

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

‘ataba ceiling in the main courtyard, north wing of the Qasr al-‘Azm in Damascus, today known as the "Bride´s Room"

‘ataba ceiling in the main courtyard, north wing of the Qasr al-‘Azm in Damascus, today known as the “Bride´s Room”

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, clay decorations

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, clay decorations

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, clay decoration

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, clay decoration

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, clay decorations

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, clay decorations

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, courtyard with northern Iwan

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, courtyard with northern Iwan

ar-Raqqa - Qasr al-Banat, the courtyard surrounded by four iwans

ar-Raqqa – Qasr al-Banat, the courtyard surrounded by four iwans

Raqqa/Rafiqa, Wall decoration in the Iwan of Qasr al-Banat

Raqqa/Rafiqa, Wall decoration in the Iwan of Qasr al-Banat

Raqqa, Qasr (Palace) al-Banat

Raqqa, Qasr (Palace) al-Banat

ar-Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, the northern iwan

ar-Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, the northern iwan

Raqqa - Qasr al-Banat - stone decorations

Raqqa – Qasr al-Banat – stone decorations

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, clay decorations

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, clay decorations

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, Capital with plant motifs

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, Capital with plant motifs

Raqqa - Qasr al-Banat, inner courtyard

Raqqa – Qasr al-Banat, inner courtyard

Qasr al-ʿAzm, view of the ground floor courtyard

Qasr al-ʿAzm, view of the ground floor courtyard