Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace

Excavation at Tall al-Biʿa, Ancient city of Tuttul

Excavation at Tall al-Biʿa, Ancient city of Tuttul

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall (qaʿa)

A wall painting from Zimri-Lim’s palace in Mari (Tall al-Hariri), which is known as "The Ordinator of the Sacrifice" (ca. 1780 BC) and hangs in the Louvre.

A wall painting from Zimri-Lim’s palace in Mari (Tall al-Hariri), which is known as “The Ordinator of the Sacrifice” (ca. 1780 BC) and hangs in the Louvre.

بصرى، مشهد للقلعة الأيوبية المحيطة بالمسرح الروماني

بصرى، مشهد للقلعة الأيوبية المحيطة بالمسرح الروماني

بصرى، مشهد للقلعة الأيوبية المحيطة بالمسرح الروماني

بصرى، مشهد للقلعة الأيوبية المحيطة بالمسرح الروماني

Jamrin - The ancient bridge over Wadi az-Zaydi

Jamrin – The ancient bridge over Wadi az-Zaydi

Jamrin - The ancient bridge over Wadi az-Zaydi

Jamrin – The ancient bridge over Wadi az-Zaydi

Jamrin - The ancient bridge over Wadi az-Zaydi

Jamrin – The ancient bridge over Wadi az-Zaydi

Jamrin - The ancient bridge over Wadi az-Zaydi

Jamrin – The ancient bridge over Wadi az-Zaydi

Wadi az-Zaydi, Ancient bridge

Wadi az-Zaydi, Ancient bridge

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, Ibshir Mustafa Pasha and bathhouse of Bahram Pasha facades

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, Ibshir Mustafa Pasha and bathhouse of Bahram Pasha facades

Raqqa, Northeast Complex

Raqqa, Northeast Complex

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Tall Aswad, excavation in 1985

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Tall Aswad, excavation in 1985

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace

Raqqa, Northeast Complex

Raqqa, Northeast Complex

Raqqa, Northeast Complex

Raqqa, Northeast Complex

Maps of Aleppo: functional zoning in the ancient city, 1982

Maps of Aleppo: functional zoning in the ancient city, 1982

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, the hall

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, the hall

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, general view of the vaults and pendentive

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, general view of the vaults and pendentive

View into an arcade with ablaq masonry, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm

View into an arcade with ablaq masonry, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm

A part of the ground and upper floor, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm

A part of the ground and upper floor, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm

Ornament over a window, Khan Sulayman Basha al-ʿAzm

Ornament over a window, Khan Sulayman Basha al-ʿAzm

Door and windows of a room in the ground floor, Khan Sulayman Basha al-ʿAzm

Door and windows of a room in the ground floor, Khan Sulayman Basha al-ʿAzm

The upper part of the minaret, Qashani tiles, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

The upper part of the minaret, Qashani tiles, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, a wall topped with domes on pendentives

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, a wall topped with domes on pendentives

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, internal view of the portal

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, internal view of the portal

The Nabataean gate with its main arch, columns and capitals

The Nabataean gate with its main arch, columns and capitals

A view in Suq al-Buzuriyya, Old City of Damascus

A view in Suq al-Buzuriyya, Old City of Damascus

A shop in Suq al-Buzuriyya, Old City of Damascus

A shop in Suq al-Buzuriyya, Old City of Damascus