Fort V, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Fort V, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Ebla (Tall Mardikh), basalt basin was often used for the purposes of worship

Ebla (Tall Mardikh), basalt basin was often used for the purposes of worship

Burial tombs in the rocks? northwest of Palmyra, Jazil

Burial tombs in the rocks? northwest of Palmyra, Jazil

The Cave Monastery, northwest of Palmyra, Jazil

The Cave Monastery, northwest of Palmyra, Jazil

The Valley of Tombs - sculptures of the deads who are buried in a tower tomb

The Valley of Tombs – sculptures of the deads who are buried in a tower tomb

Khan al-Hallabat, General view from southeast

Khan al-Hallabat, General view from southeast

Entrance of Khan al-Hallabat

Entrance of Khan al-Hallabat

Northeast Tower, Khan al-Hallabat

Northeast Tower, Khan al-Hallabat

Southwest Tower, Khan al-Hallabat

Southwest Tower, Khan al-Hallabat

Aramaic inscription on the western altar, al-Karasi

Aramaic inscription on the western altar, al-Karasi

General view of Maʿlula

General view of Maʿlula

Big stairs lead to the upper floor, Royal Palace G, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Big stairs lead to the upper floor, Royal Palace G, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

The way to the monastery, northwest of Palmyra, Jazil

The way to the monastery, northwest of Palmyra, Jazil

Main entrance of Ibn Wardan Palace

Main entrance of Ibn Wardan Palace

Part of the Mihrab decorations, Umayyad Mosque

Part of the Mihrab decorations, Umayyad Mosque

Three burial tombs in the rocks, northwest of Palmyra, Jazil

Three burial tombs in the rocks, northwest of Palmyra, Jazil

General view of the town of Maʿlula

General view of the town of Maʿlula

Interior view of a grave carved in the rocks, Maʿlula

Interior view of a grave carved in the rocks, Maʿlula

A grave carved in the rock, Maʿlula

A grave carved in the rock, Maʿlula

<strong>From Palmyra to Istanbul</strong>

From Palmyra to Istanbul

The Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016):                         Former Life in the Ghazala House (Beit Ghazaleh) – the Destroyed Heritage (2/2)

The Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016): Former Life in the Ghazala House (Beit Ghazaleh) – the Destroyed Heritage (2/2)

View over the late antique ruins of a residential building towards the modern small town of al-Bara

Al-Bara in the Zawiya Mountain – the Largest Ruined Settlement of the “Ancient Villages of Northern Syria”

The Citadel of Aleppo, on the left the minaret of its Great Mosque (Maqam Ibrahim) – view from the west, in the foreground is the minaret of the Jamiʿ Sayf ad-Dawla

Minarets of the Old City of Aleppo

View over the roof of the south-western Madrasat Ismaʿil Basha al-ʿAzm to the Umayyad Mosque with its high transept of the prayer hall with a central dome and its three minarets

Tall Columns and Massive Pillars – the Great Umayyad Mosques of Damascus and Aleppo

The Sound of Dayr az-Zawr

The Sound of Dayr az-Zawr

Busra, general view of the old city.

Fata Morgana in Busra*

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

The Art of Syrian Textile Production

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, tomb - interior view of the dome damages

Aleppo – a Global Space in a Local Place