Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, prayer hall

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, prayer hall

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, the hall - octagonal neck of the dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, the hall – octagonal neck of the dome

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, detail of the prayer niche (mihrab)

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, detail of the prayer niche (mihrab)

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, hall dome - squinch and muqarnas

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, hall dome – squinch and muqarnas

Busra, Hammam Manjak, exterior view

Busra, Hammam Manjak, exterior view

Busra - Jamiʿ (mosque) Fatima, exterior view

Busra – Jamiʿ (mosque) Fatima, exterior view

Busra - Jamiʿ (mosque) al-Mabrak from the outside

Busra – Jamiʿ (mosque) al-Mabrak from the outside

Busra - Jamiʿ (mosque) al-Mabrak from the outside

Busra – Jamiʿ (mosque) al-Mabrak from the outside

Busra - Jamiʿ (mosque) Fatima - exterior view of the minaret

Busra – Jamiʿ (mosque) Fatima – exterior view of the minaret

Busra, The cold section (Barrani) of Hammam Manjak

Busra, The cold section (Barrani) of Hammam Manjak

Mari (Tall al-Hariri), The Archive Hall in the Palace of Zimri lim

Mari (Tall al-Hariri), The Archive Hall in the Palace of Zimri lim

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Wakil house, Reception hall

Wakil house, Reception hall

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, hall dome - squinch and muqarnas

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, hall dome – squinch and muqarnas

Bayt Wakil, qaʿa, front elevation of the hall's facade

Bayt Wakil, qaʿa, front elevation of the hall’s facade

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, the hall

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, the hall

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, the hall dome - octogonal tambour on squinches

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, the hall dome – octogonal tambour on squinches

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, the hall - octagonal neck of the dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, the hall – octagonal neck of the dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall (qaʿa) from the inside

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall (qaʿa) from the inside

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Wakil house, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Wakil house, dome of the reception hall from the inside

al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, ground plan and sectional drawings through the large hall

al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, ground plan and sectional drawings through the large hall

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, hall dome - squinch

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, hall dome – squinch

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

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

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, wooden prayer niche

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, wooden prayer niche

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, the upper part of the wooden prayer niche

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, the upper part of the wooden prayer niche

Temporary storage of sorted stones, San Salvatore a Campi, Perugia, Italy

Fig.32-c_storage of sorted stones in a hall

The dome hall in the upper floor of Qasr al-ʿAzm (Palace)

The dome hall in the upper floor of Qasr al-ʿAzm (Palace)