Plan analysis from documentation to assessment

Animation before-after destruction of al-Khusrawiyya madrasa in Aleppo, Syria

Example of measurement ground plan (of al-Madrasa al-Halawiyya), as CAD drawing, using total station survey

Measurement ground-plan drawing

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance - Ottoman inscription above the gateway

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance – Ottoman inscription above the gateway

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, courtyard - southern facade

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, courtyard – southern facade

Detail: Corinthian capital of a column of the former conch (Aleppo, Madrasa al-Hallawiyya)

Detail of capital

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, facade and entrance of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, facade and entrance of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, marble prayer niche

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, marble prayer niche

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, prayer niche

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, prayer niche

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, interior view of southern facade - entrance and minaret

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, interior view of southern facade – entrance and minaret

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, marble prayer niche

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, marble prayer niche

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, general view from the Citadel

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, general view from the Citadel

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, entrance - stone carved Arabic inscriptions

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, entrance – stone carved Arabic inscriptions

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, marble prayer niche

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, marble prayer niche

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, entrance of the tomb

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, entrance of the tomb

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, dome of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, dome of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, northern portico

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, northern portico

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, entrance - stone carved Arabic inscriptions

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, entrance – stone carved Arabic inscriptions

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, wooden prayer niche in the iwan

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, wooden prayer niche in the iwan

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, facade and entrance of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, facade and entrance of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, view from the courtyard to entrance and minaret

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, view from the courtyard to entrance and minaret

Az-Zahir Baybars Mausoleum in al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya

Az-Zahir Baybars Mausoleum in al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, entrance - stone carved Arabic inscriptions

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, entrance – stone carved Arabic inscriptions

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, entrance - inscriptions surround the iwan and above its arch

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, entrance – inscriptions surround the iwan and above its arch

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, marble prayer niche

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, marble prayer niche

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, entrance of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, entrance of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, marble prayer niche

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, marble prayer niche

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, the main entrance

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, the main entrance

al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, northern facade - marble plaque dated 1315 AH and sealed by the Sultan ʿAbd al-Hamid Khan (Tughra)

al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, northern facade – marble plaque dated 1315 AH and sealed by the Sultan ʿAbd al-Hamid Khan (Tughra)

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, exterior view of northern facade - entrance, minaret and garden

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, exterior view of northern facade – entrance, minaret and garden

Al-Khusrawiyya, view at the Madrasa courtyard in 2007

Al-Khusrawiyya, view at the Madrasa courtyard in 2007