Arwad, Ayyubid fort, entrance

Arwad, Ayyubid fort, entrance

View from the Hotel Burj al-Fardous towards Old Damascus showing the Citadel

View from the Hotel Burj al-Fardous towards Old Damascus showing the Citadel

Burj al-Ghanam, general view of the tower's west-south corner

Burj al-Ghanam, general view of the tower’s west-south corner

Burj al-Ghanam, general view of the facade

Burj al-Ghanam, general view of the facade

Burj Alaʾ, general view of the tower's western facade

Burj Alaʾ, general view of the tower’s western facade

Burj al-Ghanam, general view of the tower's west-south corner

Burj al-Ghanam, general view of the tower’s west-south corner

Burj al-Ghanam, tower's southern facade with its machicolation

Burj al-Ghanam, tower’s southern facade with its machicolation

Burj Alaʾ, general view of the southern facade of the tower with its machicolations and parapets

Burj Alaʾ, general view of the southern facade of the tower with its machicolations and parapets

Burj al-Ghanam, partial view of the tower's south eastern facade

Burj al-Ghanam, partial view of the tower’s south eastern facade

Burj Alaʾ, southern facade from the inside with the arrow slit

Burj Alaʾ, southern facade from the inside with the arrow slit

Burj as-Saʿa, upper part of the entrance

Burj as-Saʿa, upper part of the entrance

Burj as-Saʿa, general view

Burj as-Saʿa, general view

Burj as-Saʿa, mechanical clock

Burj as-Saʿa, mechanical clock

Burj as-Saʿa, the entrance

Burj as-Saʿa, the entrance

Burj as-Saʿa, spouts of the Qastal

Burj as-Saʿa, spouts of the Qastal

Burj as-Saʿa, qastal window

Burj as-Saʿa, qastal window