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Twisted column – The Great Colonnade at Afamiya
Busra, Roman Theater surrounded by the Islamic Citadel
Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, Damascus
ar-Rusafa -interior view- North Gate of the basilica
Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, cathedral apse – columns with Corinthian capitals
Mamluk square minaret, Jamiʿ Manjak
Colorful ornamental motifs on ablaq wall, Jamiʿ as-Sinaniyya
Sacrophagi decorated with sculptures of the dead
Capital on the terrace of north arcade, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs
Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, detail of Corinthian capital
Busra, al-Jami‘ (mosque) al-ʿUmari – the prayer hall
Madrasat al-Firdaws, view to south – courtyard and arcades
Busra – al-Jami‘ (mosque) al-ʿUmari – courtyard surrounded by arcades
Alternate ablaq rows in the courtyard of Jamiʿ Manjak
Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, the current prayer hall was part of ِAleppo’s Byzantine cathedral
Umayyad Mosque, the Mamluk Minaret of Qaytbay on the northwestern corner
Umayyad Mosque, the famous golden mosaic of the facade of the prayer hall overlooking the courtyard
View from the west, courtyard of Umayyad Mosque
General view of the Tetrapylon
Jamiʿ al-Utrush, collapsed roof of prayer hall, eastern part
Eastern facade, Jamiʿ Manjak
Monastery of St. Simeon Stylites, late 5th-early 6th c., Exterior of sanctuary of east basilica (apse from exterior)
Hadrian’s Arch, 3rd century AD, view from south at the entrance to colonnaded street
A capital decorated with wavy acanthus leaves, Monastery of Saint Simeon Stylites
A capital decorated with acanthus leaves, Monastery of Saint Simeon
Dayr Zakka (monastery), floor mosaic of the narthex (in situ)
Dayr Zakka (monastery), floor mosaic of the narthex
Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace – finds
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Kharab Shams, view from south at church ruin, 4th/6th century CE
