A façade of the Shahba baths

A façade of the Shahba baths

Bayt Junblat, the large courtyard and iwan

Bayt Junblat, the large courtyard and iwan

Dome under maintenance in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Dome under maintenance in the village of Shaykh Hilal

An abandoned rural noria on the Orontes river

An abandoned rural noria on the Orontes river

Hammam an-Nahhasin, the cold section (barrani)

Hammam an-Nahhasin, the cold section (barrani)

Remains of a ruined building in Jabal Says

Remains of a ruined building in Jabal Says

Entrance of Hammam ʿAbd al-Basit

Entrance of Hammam ʿAbd al-Basit

A view of an-Nuri Mosque and the Kilaniyya Norias (water wheels), Hama

A view of an-Nuri Mosque and the Kilaniyya Norias (water wheels), Hama

General view of al-Qarmani Bath and garden

General view of al-Qarmani Bath and garden

Busra - Southern Roman Bath (al-Hammam ar-Rumani al-Janubi)

Busra – Southern Roman Bath (al-Hammam ar-Rumani al-Janubi)

Damage pattern, delamination/ separation of wall leaves, Ibshir Basha foundation, Aleppo

Fig. 13, Catalogue of Damage

Damage pattern, hole-shaped detachments in the stone surface due to bullet craters on the portal of the at-Tawashi mosque, Aleppo

Fig. 15-c, Catalogue of Damage

Damage pattern, delamination/ separation of wall leaves, San Salvatore, Campi, Perugia, Italy

Fig. 14-c, Catalogue of Damage

Remains of the Ummayad Palace in Jabal Says

Remains of the Ummayad Palace in Jabal Says

Paintings in Hananiya church in Bab Tuma quarter

Paintings in Hananiya church in Bab Tuma quarter

Great Mosque, prayer hall, main entrance in 2006

Great Mosque, prayer hall, main entrance in 2006

The cathedral of Busra from the inside

The cathedral of Busra from the inside

Aleppo, Bab al-Maqam city gate, general view from south, ca. 1932 during French mandate

Aleppo, Bab al-Maqam city gate, general view from south, ca. 1932 during French mandate

Archaeological finds from Raqqa, exhibited in the Damascus National Museum

Archaeological finds from Raqqa, exhibited in the Damascus National Museum

Noria (water wheel) with aqueduct in ar-Rastan in 1930

Noria (water wheel) with aqueduct in ar-Rastan in 1930

Hammam Yalbugha an-Nasiri, the cold section (barrani)

Hammam Yalbugha an-Nasiri, the cold section (barrani)

Great Mosque, prayer hall, minbar and mihrab

Great Mosque, prayer hall, minbar and mihrab

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

Al-Khubra lake in Jabal Says

Al-Khubra lake in Jabal Says

Bedtime stories

Raqqa - Madinat ar-Rafiqa wall - Columns discovered during excavation

Raqqa – Madinat ar-Rafiqa wall – Columns discovered during excavation

A small noria (water wheel) on the Orontes river

A small noria (water wheel) on the Orontes river

Khusrawiyya, interiour view at sudda (tribune) in Friday Mosque in 2008

Khusrawiyya, interiour view at sudda (tribune) in Friday Mosque in 2008

A modern three storeys building in Raqqa

A modern three storeys building in Raqqa

Jurn Kabir, construction of a room from quarry stones with clay mortar

Jurn Kabir, construction of a room from quarry stones with clay mortar