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Ruin of a double room house in the village Qalʿat Najm
Fluted column- The Great Colonnade at Afamiya
Columns with Corinthian capitals- The Great Colonnade at Afamiya
General view of Abu al-Fidaʾ Mosque on the Orontes river
The tower tombs, Valley of the Tombs
Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the upper part – a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur’anic text in Kufic script
Khan al-Wazir, internal facade of the khan’s entrance
Madrasat al-Firdaws, general view to north – courtyard, eastern arcade and iwan
Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, Church of Saint Simeon Stylites
Dayr Zakka (monastery), porch (narthex) of the church with mosaic floor, 6th C.
Mushabbak, byzantine basilica
Minaret and dome of al-Imam Ismaʿil Mosque, Salamiyya
Al-Madrasa al-Muqaddamiyya, the prayer niche
Qasr al-ʿAzm, terrace with portico in the upper floor
View from south, Qalʿat Ibn Maʿn
Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of faience tiles
Bayt Junblat, door in the centre of southern iwan
Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the great iwan)
Bayt Dallal, the basin and the iwan
Painting on the wall of the iwan, al-ʿAzm Palace
Madrasat al-Firdaws, the marble prayer niche (mihrab) decorated with floral and geometric motifs
Remains of some columns, the Great Colonnade
Remains of the Great Colonnade
The men’s quarters (Salamlik), 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)
A hall in the upper floor, Qasr al-ʿAzm (Palace)
Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, apse of east basilica
Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, Narthex of south basilica (south façade of church)
Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, wooden prayer niche in the iwan