Mausoleum az-Zahir Baybars, mosaics covering the southern wall

Mausoleum az-Zahir Baybars, mosaics covering the southern wall

Az-Zahir Baybars Mausoleum in al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya

Az-Zahir Baybars Mausoleum in al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya

Mausoleum of az-Zahir Baybars, colorful marble niche

Mausoleum of az-Zahir Baybars, colorful marble niche

Turbat Khaʾirbak (mausoleum), section from the interior (the courtyard)

Turbat Khaʾirbak (mausoleum), section from the interior (the courtyard)

Turbat Khaʾirbak (mausoleum), western facade - tomb chamber

Turbat Khaʾirbak (mausoleum), western facade – tomb chamber

Turbat Khaʾirbak (mausoleum), cross section of the facade

Turbat Khaʾirbak (mausoleum), cross section of the facade

Turbat Khaʾirbak (mausoleum), section of southern iwan, courtyard and two chambers

Turbat Khaʾirbak (mausoleum), section of southern iwan, courtyard and two chambers

The Citadel of Aleppo, on the left the minaret of its Great Mosque (Maqam Ibrahim) – view from the west, in the foreground is the minaret of the Jamiʿ Sayf ad-Dawla

Minarets of the Old City of Aleppo

View over the roof of the south-western Madrasat Ismaʿil Basha al-ʿAzm to the Umayyad Mosque with its high transept of the prayer hall with a central dome and its three minarets

Tall Columns and Massive Pillars – the Great Umayyad Mosques of Damascus and Aleppo

Traditional Textiles: An Endangered Tradition

Traditional Textiles: An Endangered Tradition

Hammam Bahram Basha, the dome of the inner part (juwwani)

The Public Hammam – an Ancient Syrian Tradition