Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, inscription and decoration above the entrance of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, inscription and decoration above the entrance of the prayer hall

Restoration of a part of a decorated wooden panel with ‘Ajami decoration of the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Restoration of a part of a decorated wooden panel with ‘Ajami decoration of the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Khan Qurdbak, decoration details above a window in the iwan

Khan Qurdbak, decoration details above a window in the iwan

Citadel of Aleppo, Temple of the Weather God, early 1st millennium BC

Citadel of Aleppo, Temple of the Weather God, early 1st millennium BC

Archaeological finds from Raqqa, exhibited in the Damascus National Museum

Archaeological finds from Raqqa, exhibited in the Damascus National Museum

Archaeological finds from Raqqa, exhibited in the Damascus National Museum

Archaeological finds from Raqqa, exhibited in the Damascus National Museum

Raqqa - the excavations of the site "East of Raqqa", Palace D, stucco decorations

Raqqa – the excavations of the site “East of Raqqa”, Palace D, stucco decorations

Khusrawiyya,detail of the ornamental paneling of the Mosque in 2008

Khusrawiyya,detail of the ornamental paneling of the Mosque in 2008

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Zimmer), the middle part of the room

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Zimmer), the middle part of the room

Valley of the Tombs, Tomb of Jambliku - facade decoration

Valley of the Tombs, Tomb of Jambliku – facade decoration

Khan Qurdbak, decoration details above a window in the iwan

Khan Qurdbak, decoration details above a window in the iwan

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, carved decoration on the exterior facade

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, carved decoration on the exterior facade

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Mosque, decoration

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Mosque, decoration

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern Iwan - decoration detail of marble and ceramic tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern Iwan – decoration detail of marble and ceramic tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Wakil, iwan - decoration above a room's door

Bayt Wakil, iwan – decoration above a room’s door

Bayt Wakil, detail of windows and courtyard decoration

Bayt Wakil, detail of windows and courtyard decoration

At-Takiyya al-Ikhlasiyya (az-Zawiya ar-Rifaʿiyya), inscription and decoration above the entrance

At-Takiyya al-Ikhlasiyya (az-Zawiya ar-Rifaʿiyya), inscription and decoration above the entrance

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, muqarnas decoration on the prayer niche

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, muqarnas decoration on the prayer niche

Khan as-Sabun, window and decoration above the entrance

Khan as-Sabun, window and decoration above the entrance

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - decoration of faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - marble decoration

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – marble decoration

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - marble decoration

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – marble decoration

Bayt Ajiqbash, window stone decoration of the courtyard facade

Bayt Ajiqbash, window stone decoration of the courtyard facade

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, western facade- decoration on the top part of a window niche

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, western facade- decoration on the top part of a window niche

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, inscription and decoration above the entrance of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya, inscription and decoration above the entrance of the prayer hall

Geodetic grid application example for a courtyard and rooms with rubble, based on a plan of Bayt Ghazala, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.05_geodetic grid over rubble heap

Part of a decorated wooden door with ‘Ajami decoration from the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Part of a decorated wooden door with ‘Ajami decoration from the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology