Ornament over a window, Khan Sulayman Basha al-ʿAzm

Ornament over a window, Khan Sulayman Basha al-ʿAzm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sinaniyya Street: traffic scene with tram in 1918

Sinaniyya Street: traffic scene with tram in 1918

In the light of the missing central dome of Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm

In the light of the missing central dome of Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm

Damascus, Sinâniya-mosque, fassade, built 1518

Damascus, Sinâniya-mosque, fassade, built 1518

Al-Senaniya Street: General View

Al-Senaniya Street: General View

Khan Sulayman Basha, view into the courtyard

Khan Sulayman Basha, view into the courtyard

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, entrance portal

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, entrance portal

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, detail of Corinthian capital

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, detail of Corinthian capital

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the Great Iwan)

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the Great Iwan)

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the great iwan)

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the great iwan)

Bimaristan Arghun, southern courtyard - view of open dome

Bimaristan Arghun, southern courtyard – view of open dome

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, the entrance half dome

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, the entrance half dome

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, western facade - decorated window

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, western facade – decorated window

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, the current prayer hall was part of ِAleppo's Byzantine cathedral

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, the current prayer hall was part of ِAleppo’s Byzantine cathedral

Rubble heap of a collapsed dome, view inside prayer hall of al-ʿAdiliyya mosque, Aleppo

Fig.47_Rubble heap of a collapsed dome

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, western entrance

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, western entrance

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, clay decorations

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, clay decorations

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

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

ʿAyn al-ʿArus, Interior of a village mud bricks house, armenian owners

ʿAyn al-ʿArus, Interior of a village mud bricks house, armenian owners

Damascus, Minaret al-Qalʿi, 15 C.

Damascus, Minaret al-Qalʿi, 15 C.

The upper part of the entrance, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

The upper part of the entrance, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

Damascene painted tiles over the windows, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

Damascene painted tiles over the windows, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

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

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

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

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