Bayt Wakil, section drawing of the hall facade

Bayt Wakil, section drawing of the hall facade

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan, section east-west

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan, section east-west

Survey of geometry of accumulated rubble, San Salvatore a Campi, Perugia, Italy

Fig.03_section drawings of rubble, with orthographic photography

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the southern section of the great hall

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the southern section of the great hall

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the west section of the great hall

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the west section of the great hall

Turbat Khaʾirbak (mausoleum), western facade - niche with trefoil arches

Turbat Khaʾirbak (mausoleum), western facade – niche with trefoil arches

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, detail of the prayer niche (mihrab)

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, detail of the prayer niche (mihrab)

Afamiya, twisted and fluted columns of the central section of the Great Colonnade

Afamiya, twisted and fluted columns of the central section of the Great Colonnade

Madrasat al-Firdaws, the marble prayer niche (mihrab) decorated with floral and geometric motifs

Madrasat al-Firdaws, the marble prayer niche (mihrab) decorated with floral and geometric motifs

An arch topped a niche in the mausoleum of az-Zahir Baybars

An arch topped a niche in the mausoleum of az-Zahir Baybars

View of the niche, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

View of the niche, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

Tartus, ash-Shaykh Badr, Arched niche in al-Kahf Castle

Tartus, ash-Shaykh Badr, Arched niche in al-Kahf Castle

A small window in the middle of a niche- upper floor, Qal‘at Shayzar

A small window in the middle of a niche- upper floor, Qal‘at Shayzar

View of a niche inside the Castle of Harim

View of a niche inside the Castle of Harim

The prayer niche and the pulpit in the middle of the south wall in the prayer hall of the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo

The prayer niche and the pulpit in the middle of the south wall in the prayer hall of the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo

A colorful marble niche in the mausoleum of az-Zahir Baybars

A colorful marble niche in the mausoleum of az-Zahir Baybars

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, prayer niche

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, prayer niche

Busra, The hot section (juwwani) of Hammam Manjak

Busra, The hot section (juwwani) of Hammam Manjak

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, the prayer niche (mihrab)

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, the prayer niche (mihrab)

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

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

Jamiʿ at-Tawashi, eastern facade - window within a rectangular niche decorated with muqarnas

Jamiʿ at-Tawashi, eastern facade – window within a rectangular niche decorated with muqarnas

Jamiʿ at-Tawashi, prayer niche

Jamiʿ at-Tawashi, prayer niche

Jamiʿ at-Tawashi, eastern facade - window within a rectangular niche decorated with muqarnas

Jamiʿ at-Tawashi, eastern facade – window within a rectangular niche decorated with muqarnas

Jamiʿ at-Tawashi, eastern facade - window within a rectangular niche decorated with muqarnas

Jamiʿ at-Tawashi, eastern facade – window within a rectangular niche decorated with muqarnas

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, the upper part of the wooden prayer niche

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, the upper part of the wooden prayer niche

Madrasat al-Firdaws, the marble prayer niche (mihrab) decorated with floral and geometric motifs

Madrasat al-Firdaws, the marble prayer niche (mihrab) decorated with floral and geometric motifs

Madrasat al-Firdaws, the marble prayer niche (mihrab) decorated with floral and geometric motifs

Madrasat al-Firdaws, the marble prayer niche (mihrab) decorated with floral and geometric motifs

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

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

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

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

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, historic photo of the prayer niche

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, historic photo of the prayer niche