Rubble stone with carved Arabic inscription

Rubble stone with carved Arabic inscription in Aleppo

The main arch and the integrated columns of the Nabataean gate in Busra

The main arch and the integrated columns of the Nabataean gate in Busra

Motifs of the decorated wooden panels of Beit Ghazaleh

Motifs of the decorated wooden panels of Beit Ghazaleh

Great Mosque, prayer hall, Shrine of the Prophet Zakariya

Great Mosque, prayer hall, Shrine of the Prophet Zakariya

A side of al-Mudiq castle

A side of al-Mudiq castle

Bab Antakiya, main gate

Bab Antakiya, main gate

Bab as-Salam, portal with coloured stone layers (ablaq)

Bab as-Salam, portal with coloured stone layers (ablaq)

A minaret rises above al-Bab ash-Sharqi

A minaret rises above al-Bab ash-Sharqi

Inscription on the Damascus wall

Inscription on the Damascus wall

Burj Alaʾ, general view of the tower

Burj Alaʾ, general view of the tower

Raqqa, Madinat ar-Rafiqa wall - Excavations

Raqqa, Madinat ar-Rafiqa wall – Excavations

Bab as-Salam, the "door of peace" in the north of Old Damascus

Bab as-Salam, the “door of peace” in the north of Old Damascus

Raqqa, Bagdad Gate, Drawing of total reconstruction

Raqqa, Bagdad Gate, Drawing of total reconstruction

Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, Façade decorations: three-lobed niches and arched frames resting on colonnette

Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, Façade decorations: three-lobed niches and arched frames resting on colonnette

Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, geometric decorations in the niche, built with bricks

Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, geometric decorations in the niche, built with bricks

Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, Façade decorations: three-lobed niches and arched frames resting on colonnette

Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, Façade decorations: three-lobed niches and arched frames resting on colonnette

Raqqa, Baghdad gate

Raqqa, Baghdad gate

Raqqa, the inner façade of Baghdad Gate (Bab Baghdad)

Raqqa, the inner façade of Baghdad Gate (Bab Baghdad)

Raqqa, Baghdad Gate (Bab) as seen from outside the fence

Raqqa, Baghdad Gate (Bab) as seen from outside the fence

Raqqa - Madinat ar-Rafiqa wall - one of the wall tower

Raqqa – Madinat ar-Rafiqa wall – one of the wall tower

Noria (water wheel) with aqueduct in ar-Rastan in 1930

Noria (water wheel) with aqueduct in ar-Rastan in 1930

A view at the town of Maʿlula

A view at the town of Maʿlula

Mari (Tall Hariri), a side of the architectural remains

Mari (Tall Hariri), a side of the architectural remains

Madrasa al-Hallawiyya: interior view at the former Byzantine apse

Madrasa al-Hallawiyya: interior view at the former Byzantine apse

Remains of the western entrance to the Temple of Jupiter, behind it the minaret of Qaytbay

Remains of the western entrance to the Temple of Jupiter, behind it the minaret of Qaytbay

Entrance towers on the west side, Harim Castle

Entrance towers on the west side, Harim Castle

Entrance towers on the west side, Harim Castle

Entrance towers on the west side, Harim Castle

Main entrance of the church, Ibn Wardan Palace

Main entrance of the church, Ibn Wardan Palace

Jamiʿ al-Khayr, upper part of the main entrance - foundation inscription

Jamiʿ al-Khayr, upper part of the main entrance – foundation inscription

Jamiʿ al-Khayr, details from the main entrance

Jamiʿ al-Khayr, details from the main entrance