Madrasat al-Firdaws, lobed octagonal basin in the centre of courtyard

Madrasat al-Firdaws, lobed octagonal basin in the centre of courtyard

Madrasat al-Firdaws, the southern hall

Madrasat al-Firdaws, the southern hall

Bayt Ajiqbash, view of the courtyard interior

Bayt Ajiqbash, view of the courtyard interior

Bayt Dallal, the basin and the iwan

Bayt Dallal, the basin and the iwan

Madrasat al-Firdaws, mausoleum - inscription above wall cabinet

Madrasat al-Firdaws, mausoleum – inscription above wall cabinet

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, courtyard with southern Iwan

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, courtyard with southern Iwan

Great Mosque of Aleppo, view at courtyard, from 1907

Great Mosque of Aleppo, view at courtyard, from 1907

Great Mosque of Aleppo, courtyard floor with geometrical designs

Great Mosque of Aleppo, courtyard floor with geometrical designs

Bimaristan Arghun, octagonal courtyard, doors to cells

Bimaristan Arghun, octagonal courtyard, doors to cells

Qasr al-ʿAzm, view of the ground floor courtyard

Qasr al-ʿAzm, view of the ground floor courtyard

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the east section of the great hall

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the east section of the great hall

Qasr al-ʿAzm, view of the ground floor courtyard

Qasr al-ʿAzm, view of the ground floor courtyard

Khusrawiyya Complex, damage mapping (Arabic)

Khusrawiyya Complex, damage mapping (Arabic)

Khusrawiyya Complex, damage mapping (English)

Khusrawiyya Complex, damage mapping (English)

Aleppo, Khusrawiyya Complex, siteplan of the building parts (English)

Aleppo, Khusrawiyya Complex, siteplan of the building parts (English)

Madrasat al-Firdaws, west wall of iwan opposite the prayer hall

Madrasat al-Firdaws, west wall of iwan opposite the prayer hall

Jamiʿ as-Saffahiyya, minaret

Jamiʿ as-Saffahiyya, minaret

Jamiʿ as-Saffahiyya, minaret and entrance

Jamiʿ as-Saffahiyya, minaret and entrance

Jamiʿ as-Saffahiyya, minaret and entrance

Jamiʿ as-Saffahiyya, minaret and entrance

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, entrance portal

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, entrance portal

Madrasat al-Firdaws, Decorative details of one of the arcade columns capital

Madrasat al-Firdaws, Decorative details of one of the arcade columns capital

The dome of Maqam Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

The dome of Maqam Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

Madrasat al-Firdaws, the main entrance

Madrasat al-Firdaws, the main entrance

Khusrawiyya Complex, siteplan of the building parts (Arabic)

Khusrawiyya Complex, siteplan of the building parts (Arabic)

Mosque, interior view with mihrab and minbar.

Mosque, interior view with mihrab and minbar.

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, courtyard with southern Iwan

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, courtyard with southern Iwan

Great Mosque of Aleppo, courtyard with fountains, minaret, northern and western arcades

Great Mosque of Aleppo, courtyard with fountains, minaret, northern and western arcades

Al-Khusrawiyya, ground floor plan of 1998

Al-Khusrawiyya, ground floor plan of 1998

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

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A view of the inner courtyard, al-Bimaristan an-Nuri

A view of the inner courtyard, al-Bimaristan an-Nuri