Palmyra, View from hilltop towards the Valley of the tombs and the palm groves

Palmyra, View from hilltop towards the Valley of the tombs and the palm groves

Bayt Dallal, courtyard view from the iwan

Bayt Dallal, courtyard view from the iwan

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome

View of the ablaq-decorated entrance of the Great Mosque of Hama

View of the ablaq-decorated entrance of the Great Mosque of Hama

View into the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Hama

View into the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Hama

Bimaristan Arghun, view of main courtyard

Bimaristan Arghun, view of main courtyard

Bimaristan Arghun, octagonal courtyard - view of dome pendentives

Bimaristan Arghun, octagonal courtyard – view of dome pendentives

A view of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains covered with snow

A view of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains covered with snow

A view shows monasteries and residential buildings, Saydnaya

A view shows monasteries and residential buildings, Saydnaya

View from the top towards the oasis and the ruins of Palmyra

View from the top towards the oasis and the ruins of Palmyra

View of a group of monumental buildings in Palmyra, Theater, Agora

View of a group of monumental buildings in Palmyra, Theater, Agora

A view of the Euphrates in Dayr az-Zawr

A view of the Euphrates in Dayr az-Zawr

A view from the archaeological Tall Abyad towards the Balikh plain

A view from the archaeological Tall Abyad towards the Balikh plain

A view of al-Marqab castle located on a high hill

A view of al-Marqab castle located on a high hill

at-Tabqa , a view to the Euphrates from Jaʿbar Castle

at-Tabqa , a view to the Euphrates from Jaʿbar Castle

A view from Jabal ʿAruda toward the plain of Manbij

A view from Jabal ʿAruda toward the plain of Manbij

A view towards the Euphrates, Jabal ʿAruda

A view towards the Euphrates, Jabal ʿAruda

Khusrawiyya, view of complex from the citadel, Khan ash-Shuna in foreground, in 2000

Khusrawiyya, view of complex from the citadel, Khan ash-Shuna in foreground, in 2000

Aleppo, view at street life in Quwwatli street in 1963

Aleppo, view at street life in Quwwatli street in 1963

Manbij, cemetry and new buildings in the background, view from the south

Manbij, cemetry and new buildings in the background, view from the south

View of the Tetrapylon at the sunset

View of the Tetrapylon at the sunset

Interior view towards the entrance, Agora

Interior view towards the entrance, Agora

View from southwest, Agora

View from southwest, Agora

View from northeast, Agora and commercial center

View from northeast, Agora and commercial center

Jabal ʿAruda, a view towards the Euphrates

Jabal ʿAruda, a view towards the Euphrates

View to Jabal ʿAruda on the right bank of the Euphrates

View to Jabal ʿAruda on the right bank of the Euphrates

ar-Rusafa, North-Gate, view into the interior.

ar-Rusafa, North-Gate, view into the interior.

View of the stage and the scaenae frons, Theater of Palmyra

View of the stage and the scaenae frons, Theater of Palmyra

Bayt Ghazala, interior view - dome of the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, interior view – dome of the main hall (qaʿa)

View from Masyaf Castle towards the city

View from Masyaf Castle towards the city