Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, the main entrance

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, the main entrance

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, entrance portal

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, entrance portal

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, courtyard and the southern portico

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, courtyard and the southern portico

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance - a stone base (spolia) which is the cathedral baptismal font

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance – a stone base (spolia) which is the cathedral baptismal font

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall - one of the windows on the northern facade

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall – one of the windows on the northern facade

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

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

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, entrance of the prayer hall

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall - minbar's entrance

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall – minbar’s entrance

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, general view of the prayer hall showing the minbar

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, general view of the prayer hall showing the minbar

Bouquet of flowers and fruits in bowls on the wooden panels of Bayt ad-Dahhan (Funduq Qasr al-Mansuriyya), 18th century

Bouquet of flowers and fruits in bowls on the wooden panels of Bayt ad-Dahhan (Funduq Qasr al-Mansuriyya), 18th century

The Great Colonnade

The Great Colonnade

The Great Colonnade

The Great Colonnade

A view of the courtyard of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir, Maʿarrat an-Nuʿman

A view of the courtyard of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir, Maʿarrat an-Nuʿman

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance - Zengid inscription in Naskhi script

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance – Zengid inscription in Naskhi script

Jamiʿ as-Saffahiyya, entrance

Jamiʿ as-Saffahiyya, entrance

Bab Antakiya, inscription above the city gate

Bab Antakiya, inscription above the city gate

Jamiʿ al-Qayqan, Stone engraving - hieroglyphic pictorial writing

Jamiʿ al-Qayqan, Stone engraving – hieroglyphic pictorial writing

Tower north of Bab Antakiya. The inscription indicates a restoration by the Mamluk ruler al-Malik al-Muʾayyad Shaykh between 820/1417 and 823/1420

Tower north of Bab Antakiya. The inscription indicates a restoration by the Mamluk ruler al-Malik al-Muʾayyad Shaykh between 820/1417 and 823/1420

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance of the prayer hall

Tower north of Bab Antakiya, a side of the defensive tower after the removal of infringements

Tower north of Bab Antakiya, a side of the defensive tower after the removal of infringements

Traditional production of animal glue

Traditional production of animal glue

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, bevelled wall corner with a Muqarnas console

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, bevelled wall corner with a Muqarnas console

View on the Euphrates river from Dura Europos

View on the Euphrates river from Dura Europos

Jamiʿ as-Saffahiyya, muqarnas decorating the upper part of the entrance

Jamiʿ as-Saffahiyya, muqarnas decorating the upper part of the entrance

Traditional production of animal glue

Traditional production of animal glue

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, courtyard, portico and basin

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, courtyard, portico and basin

al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, northern facade - marble plaque dated 1315 AH and sealed by the Sultan ʿAbd al-Hamid Khan (Tughra)

al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, northern facade – marble plaque dated 1315 AH and sealed by the Sultan ʿAbd al-Hamid Khan (Tughra)

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, courtyard - southern facade

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, courtyard – southern facade

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, the main entrance

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, the main entrance

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance - Ottoman inscription above the gateway

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance – Ottoman inscription above the gateway