Bimaristan Arghun, muqarnas vault behind entrance portal

Bimaristan Arghun, muqarnas vault behind entrance portal

Bimaristan Arghun, view of main courtyard

Bimaristan Arghun, view of main courtyard

The main facade of al-Bimaristan an-Nuri in Damascus

The main facade of al-Bimaristan an-Nuri in Damascus

A view of the inner courtyard showing the Seljuk dome with muqarnas, al-Bimaristan an-Nuri

A view of the inner courtyard showing the Seljuk dome with muqarnas, al-Bimaristan an-Nuri

A view of the inner courtyard, al-Bimaristan an-Nuri

A view of the inner courtyard, al-Bimaristan an-Nuri

Arched window of perforated stucco, al-Bimaristan an-Nuri

Arched window of perforated stucco, al-Bimaristan an-Nuri

Bimaristan Arghun, octagonal courtyard - fountain

Bimaristan Arghun, octagonal courtyard – fountain

Bimaristan an-Nuri, inscription above the entrance

Bimaristan an-Nuri, inscription above the entrance

Bimaristan an-Nuri, door puller of main wooden entrance door

Bimaristan an-Nuri, door puller of main wooden entrance door

Bimaristan an-Nuri, frame of the entrance door

Bimaristan an-Nuri, frame of the entrance door

Bimaristan Arghun, general view of the southern courtyard - fountain and iwan

Bimaristan Arghun, general view of the southern courtyard – fountain and iwan

Bimaristan Arghun, inscription

Bimaristan Arghun, inscription

Bimaristan Arghun, general view of the southern courtyard

Bimaristan Arghun, general view of the southern courtyard

Bimaristan Arghun, octagonal courtyard, doors to cells

Bimaristan Arghun, octagonal courtyard, doors to cells

Bimaristan Arghun, view of side portico of main courtyard

Bimaristan Arghun, view of side portico of main courtyard

Bimaristan Arghun, inscription

Bimaristan Arghun, inscription

Bimaristan an-Nuri, the courtyards western facade

Bimaristan an-Nuri, the courtyards western facade

Bimaristan an-Nuri, view of the western Iwan

Bimaristan an-Nuri, view of the western Iwan

Bimaristan Arghun, entry portal detail

Bimaristan Arghun, entry portal detail

Bimaristan an-Nuri, courtyard

Bimaristan an-Nuri, courtyard

Bimaristan an-Nuri, mill stones nade of basalt

Bimaristan an-Nuri, mill stones nade of basalt

Khan Qurdbak, ground plan, first floor, reduced copy

Khan Qurdbak, ground plan, first floor, reduced copy