Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the Great Iwan)

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the Great Iwan)

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Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Qalb Lawza Basilica, illustration of the assumed construction method

Qalb Lawza Basilica, illustration of the assumed construction method

View of the Khabur River with willow-trees in the 1960s

View of the Khabur River with willow-trees in the 1960s

View of the Khabur River with a small noria

View of the Khabur River with a small noria

Grazing sheep on the Euphrates

Grazing sheep on the Euphrates

Building the walls of the example dome house in Taanayel (Libanon)

Building the walls of the example dome house in Taanayel (Libanon)

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain

The village of al-Qirata on the northern slope of the Sajur valley, old lime-washed houses visible.

The village of al-Qirata on the northern slope of the Sajur valley, old lime-washed houses visible.

House Wakil, 1976, daily life scene in courtyard

House Wakil, 1976, daily life scene in courtyard

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, view of destroyed dome

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, view of destroyed dome

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

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

Khusrawiyya, interiour view at sudda (tribune) in Friday Mosque in 2008

Khusrawiyya, interiour view at sudda (tribune) in Friday Mosque in 2008

Wakil house, courtyard

Wakil house, courtyard

Wakil house, courtyard with water basin

Wakil house, courtyard with water basin

Wakil house, Reception hall

Wakil house, Reception hall

Great Mosque, Minaret

Great Mosque, Minaret

Aleppo Great Mosque, courtyard general view towards north west

Aleppo Great Mosque, courtyard general view towards north west

Wakil House, dome of qaʿa (reception hall)

Wakil House, dome of qaʿa (reception hall)

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

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

Bayt Wakil, top view of the ʿataba of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, top view of the ʿataba of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Manmade caves in the Euphrates valley near embouchure of Sajur-river close to al-Awshariyya

Manmade caves in the Euphrates valley near embouchure of Sajur-river close to al-Awshariyya

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, reception hall - western wing

Bayt Wakil, reception hall – western wing

Bayt Wakil, courtyard (restaurant)

Bayt Wakil, courtyard (restaurant)

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain (restaurant)

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain (restaurant)