Numbering application example for the courtyard floor into smaller sections, based on a plan of Bayt Ghazala, Aleppo, Syria

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Yabrud: residential houses with central hall floor plans

Yabrud: residential houses with central hall floor plans

Bayt al Haj Musa (cad. no. VII 2060 and 2056)/ Reduced ground plan with ruler

Bayt al Haj Musa (cad. no. VII 2060 and 2056)/ Reduced ground plan with ruler

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone at the iwan stair

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone at the iwan stair

Bayt Wakil, the iwan's canopy

Bayt Wakil, the iwan’s canopy

Bayt Wakil, qaʿa, front elevation of the hall's facade

Bayt Wakil, qaʿa, front elevation of the hall’s facade

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall (qaʿa) from the inside

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall (qaʿa) from the inside

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ajiqbash, wooden decorated (ʿajami) ceiling in the iwan

Bayt Ajiqbash, wooden decorated (ʿajami) ceiling in the iwan

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami panels decorating the northern wing ceiling in the main reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami panels decorating the northern wing ceiling in the main reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, interior facade of the upper floor

Bayt Wakil, interior facade of the upper floor

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Dallal, iwan with a wooden canopy

Bayt Dallal, iwan with a wooden canopy

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Temporary title for Image 91128

Bayt Wakil, top view of the ʿataba of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, top view of the ʿataba of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Dallal, ʿajami ceiling of a qaʿa (hall)

Bayt Dallal, ʿajami ceiling of a qaʿa (hall)

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of marble and faience tiles

A two-story building in a village in Ghuta

A two-story building in a village in Ghuta

As-Safira area in Aleppo province - clay dome houses

As-Safira area in Aleppo province – clay dome houses

Jurn Kabir, wooden door bar lock, seen from the interior side

Jurn Kabir, wooden door bar lock, seen from the interior side

A villa under construction in the Ghuta of Damascus

A villa under construction in the Ghuta of Damascus

A modern three storeys building in Raqqa

A modern three storeys building in Raqqa

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, 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, construction of cantilever domes

Habuba Kabira, construction of cantilever domes

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, upper part of a cantilever dome construction

Habuba Kabira, upper part of a cantilever dome construction

Habuba Kabira, during the construction of cantilever domes, the mortar is pulled up using a bucket

Habuba Kabira, during the construction of cantilever domes, the mortar is pulled up using a bucket

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