Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, dome of the prayer hall (qibliyya)

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, dome of the prayer hall (qibliyya)

Junblat house, the southern iwan decorated with marble and tiles

Junblat house, the southern iwan decorated with marble and tiles

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the prayer hall (qibliyya)

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the prayer hall (qibliyya)

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the prayer hall (qibliyya)

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the prayer hall (qibliyya)

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, the hall dome - octogonal tambour on squinches

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, the hall dome – octogonal tambour on squinches

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, the hall - octagonal neck of the dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, the hall – octagonal neck of the dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, the dome of prayer hall (qibliyya)

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, the dome of prayer hall (qibliyya)

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, hall dome - squinch and muqarnas

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, hall dome – squinch and muqarnas

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome

Roman bridge in at-Tayyiba over the course of the Wadi az-Zaydi

Roman bridge in at-Tayyiba over the course of the Wadi az-Zaydi

View, from south, at northern overbuilt part of Suq (bazaar) of Khan al-Harir (Picciotto house)

View, from south, at northern overbuilt part of Suq (bazaar) of Khan al-Harir (Picciotto house)

Bab Qinnasrin (city gate), exterior view of the gate from south-west

Bab Qinnasrin (city gate), exterior view of the gate from south-west

Al-Madrasa ash-Sharafiyya, interior view of lobed dome carried by muqarnas

Al-Madrasa ash-Sharafiyya, interior view of lobed dome carried by muqarnas

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, corbel with muqarnas supporting an arch in the inner portico

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, corbel with muqarnas supporting an arch in the inner portico

Habuba Kabira, view over cantilever domes during construction

Habuba Kabira, view over cantilever domes during construction

Suq az-Zarb, view towards west of the suq after the destruction

Suq az-Zarb, view towards west of the suq after the destruction

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, view on the roof

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, view on the roof

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, prayer hall

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, prayer hall

Habuba Kabira, shell of a dome house made of clay bricks

Habuba Kabira, shell of a dome house made of clay bricks

Habuba Kabira, view into a plastered cantilever dome with openings and decorative layer

Habuba Kabira, view into a plastered cantilever dome with openings and decorative layer

Habuba Kabira, upper part of a cantilever dome construction

Habuba Kabira, upper part of a cantilever dome construction

Habuba Kabira, how three cantilever domes are connected (two cantilever domes are posed on a relieving arch)

Habuba Kabira, how three cantilever domes are connected (two cantilever domes are posed on a relieving arch)

Habuba Kabira, View from the inside of the room while constructing the dome

Habuba Kabira, View from the inside of the room while constructing the dome

Habuba Kabira, Mud brick construction - connection of wall, belt arch and dome rounding

Habuba Kabira, Mud brick construction – connection of wall, belt arch and dome rounding

Habuba Kabira, the new dome house has received its first plaster layer

Habuba Kabira, the new dome house has received its first plaster layer

Al-Madrasa ash-Sharafiyya, interior view of lobed dome carried by muqarnas

Al-Madrasa ash-Sharafiyya, interior view of lobed dome carried by muqarnas

Ugarit, Entrance gate to the city

Ugarit, Entrance gate to the city

Al-Madrasa al-Muqaddamiyya, a groin vault in the entrance

Al-Madrasa al-Muqaddamiyya, a groin vault in the entrance

Bimaristan Arghun, muqarnas vault behind entrance portal

Bimaristan Arghun, muqarnas vault behind entrance portal