Raqqa, enclosure wall and arcade of al-Jamiʿ al-ʿAtiq (Great Mosque)

Raqqa, enclosure wall and arcade of al-Jamiʿ al-ʿAtiq (Great Mosque)

Hama, View of the courtyard, Great Mosque

Hama, View of the courtyard, Great Mosque

Qanawat, General view of the nymphaeum

Qanawat, General view of the nymphaeum

Qanawat, Theatron and Orchestra

Qanawat, Theatron and Orchestra

View from afar, Qalʿat Salah ad-Din (castle)

View from afar, Qalʿat Salah ad-Din (castle)

Qanawat, Ruins of the Temple of Rabbos

Qanawat, Ruins of the Temple of Rabbos

Qanawat, Severan doorway leading to second basilica — from north

Qanawat, Severan doorway leading to second basilica — from north

Qanawat, Ruins of the Temple of Rabbos

Qanawat, Ruins of the Temple of Rabbos

Qanawat, Ruins of the Temple of Rabbos

Qanawat, Ruins of the Temple of Rabbos

Qanawat, Rural house

Qanawat, Rural house

Baalshamin Temple (2nd c AD), view from north west

Baalshamin Temple (2nd c AD), view from north west

Husn Sulayman, Temple of Zeus Baetocaece, inner face of the North Gate

Husn Sulayman, Temple of Zeus Baetocaece, inner face of the North Gate

Husn Sulayman, Temple of Zeus Baetocaece, inner face of the North Gate

Husn Sulayman, Temple of Zeus Baetocaece, inner face of the North Gate

Husn Sulayman, Cella of the temple

Husn Sulayman, Cella of the temple

View of the artificial pool and the Temple of Mushannaf

View of the artificial pool and the Temple of Mushannaf

General view of Qalʿat Salah ad-Din

General view of Qalʿat Salah ad-Din

Temple of Mushannaf, southwest corner, pilaster capital

Temple of Mushannaf, southwest corner, pilaster capital

Artificial pool in the south of Mushannaf Temple

Artificial pool in the south of Mushannaf Temple

Husn Sulayman, Temple of Zeus Baetocaece, inner face of the east gate of the temenos

Husn Sulayman, Temple of Zeus Baetocaece, inner face of the east gate of the temenos

Salah ad-Din Castle, the massive castle wall with a tower on the vertical rocky edge

Salah ad-Din Castle, the massive castle wall with a tower on the vertical rocky edge

Mushannaf, Small Roman Temple

Mushannaf, Small Roman Temple

Hama, The minaret of an-Nuri Mosque

Hama, The minaret of an-Nuri Mosque

An entrance, Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi

An entrance, Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi

Remains of the gateway of the Umayyad complex at Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi

Remains of the gateway of the Umayyad complex at Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi

General view of Husn Sulayman

General view of Husn Sulayman

General view of Husn Sulayman

General view of Husn Sulayman

<strong>From Palmyra to Istanbul</strong>

From Palmyra to Istanbul

The Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016):                         Former Life in the Ghazala House (Beit Ghazaleh) – the Destroyed Heritage (2/2)

The Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016): Former Life in the Ghazala House (Beit Ghazaleh) – the Destroyed Heritage (2/2)

The Citadel of Aleppo, on the left the minaret of its Great Mosque (Maqam Ibrahim) – view from the west, in the foreground is the minaret of the Jamiʿ Sayf ad-Dawla

Minarets of the Old City of Aleppo

View over the roof of the south-western Madrasat Ismaʿil Basha al-ʿAzm to the Umayyad Mosque with its high transept of the prayer hall with a central dome and its three minarets

Tall Columns and Massive Pillars – the Great Umayyad Mosques of Damascus and Aleppo