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A mechanical loom in the textile factory of the Mezannar family
Raqqa, the archway of Baghdad Gate
Raqqa, Baghdad gate
Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, Façade decorations: three-lobed niches and arched frames resting on colonnette
Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, Façade decorations: three-lobed niches and arched frames resting on colonnette
Raqqa, Bagdad Gate, Drawing of total reconstruction
Baghdad Gate of Raqqa-Rafiqa, 10th c. onwards
Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, geometric decorations in the niche, built with bricks
Raqqa, The decorated outer facade of Baghdad Gate
The inner façade of Baghdad Gate, Raqqa
Fig.41-a1_Close-up view of ornamental panel
Citadel of Aleppo, main entrance gateway, hawker in foreground
Fig.41-a4_Close-up view of carved ornamental star
Citadel of Aleppo, Entrance Gateway
Al-ʿArus minaret of the Umayyad Mosque
Part of the Mihrab decorations, Umayyad Mosque
Part of golden and coloured mosaic, Umayyad Mosque
Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, Damascus
One of the three minor mihrabs, Umayyad Mosque
General view of the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
al-Madrasa al-Jaqmaqiyya, Decorative details in the eastern facade
The dome of Maqam Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi
Damascus, copper workshop in the Straight Street, where “damascening”, an old Inlay-technique is still practised
The main facade of al-Bimaristan an-Nuri in Damascus
Bimaristan an-Nuri, The main entrance decorated with muqarnas
Marble cenotaph next to the tomb of Salah ad-Din, was presented by German Emperor Wilhelm II during his visit to Damascus in 1898
Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, Damascus
Remains of the Jupiter temple in Damascus
Remains of arches belonging to the entrance of Jupiter temple