Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, capital with muqarnas of a column in the double arcade

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, capital with muqarnas of a column in the double arcade

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, column details in the double arcade

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, column details in the double arcade

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, Arabic inscription

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, Arabic inscription

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, cave

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a twin crusader castle, cave

Tall Brak (Nagar), ruins of Naram-Sin Palace, 3rd millennuim BC. [Original photo name: naram sin palace2]

Tall Brak (Nagar), ruins of Naram-Sin Palace, 3rd millennuim BC. [Original photo name: naram sin palace2]

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., view from nave, facing east to apse

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., view from nave, facing east to apse

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., South facade, decoration detail of the central doorway

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., South facade, decoration detail of the central doorway

Tall Brak (Nagar), ruins of Naram-Sin Palace, 3rd millennuim BC. [Original photo name: naram sin palace2]

Tall Brak (Nagar), ruins of Naram-Sin Palace, 3rd millennuim BC. [Original photo name: naram sin palace2]

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., decorative door of reliquary room in southern facade (east)

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., decorative door of reliquary room in southern facade (east)

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., south aisle

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., south aisle

Bas-relief on an arch in the church of Qalb Lawza

Bas-relief on an arch in the church of Qalb Lawza

Decorations on an arch in the Church of Qalb Lawza

Decorations on an arch in the Church of Qalb Lawza

Tall Brak, general view of the main mound

Tall Brak, general view of the main mound

View to the proscenium and scaenae frons, Palmyra Theater, 2nd c. AD

View to the proscenium and scaenae frons, Palmyra Theater, 2nd c. AD

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, column details in the double arcade

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, column details in the double arcade

Khan al-Hibal, the northern facade, upper floor

Khan al-Hibal, the northern facade, upper floor

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, entrance of the prayer hall

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, entrance of the prayer hall

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, interior view of the prayer hall dome

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, interior view of the prayer hall dome

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, the prayer niche (mihrab)

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, the prayer niche (mihrab)

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall's entrance - inscription documenting the date of building accomplishment

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall’s entrance – inscription documenting the date of building accomplishment

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, western entrance gate

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, western entrance gate

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, door of the prayer hall - decoration details and door handles

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, door of the prayer hall – decoration details and door handles

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall entrance - floral motifs decorating a column

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall entrance – floral motifs decorating a column

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, muqarnas decorationg a niche on the right side of the prayer hall's entrance

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, muqarnas decorationg a niche on the right side of the prayer hall’s entrance

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, view of the ablutions fountain

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, view of the ablutions fountain

Khan al-Wazir, the mosque

Khan al-Wazir, the mosque

Khan al-Wazir, view of the arcade

Khan al-Wazir, view of the arcade

Salah ad-Din Castle, the massive castle wall with a tower on the vertical rocky edge

Salah ad-Din Castle, the massive castle wall with a tower on the vertical rocky edge

Khan al-Wazir, main entrance and the northern wall after widening the street

Khan al-Wazir, main entrance and the northern wall after widening the street

<strong>From Palmyra to Istanbul</strong>

From Palmyra to Istanbul