Chinese cloud motifs on the top side of the panel, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Chinese cloud motifs on the top side of the panel, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Minaret of the Great Mosque of Hama

Minaret of the Great Mosque of Hama

Raqqa, hypothetic reconstruction of the prayer hall of Grand Abbasid Mosque (al-Jamiʿ al-ʿAtiq)

Raqqa, hypothetic reconstruction of the prayer hall of Grand Abbasid Mosque (al-Jamiʿ al-ʿAtiq)

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Room Berlin), details of the painted wooden panel

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Room Berlin), details of the painted wooden panel

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, 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, Map draft of ar- Rafiqa and its walls

Raqqa, Map draft of ar- Rafiqa and its walls

Chinese cloud motifs on the top side of the panel, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Chinese cloud motifs on the top side of the panel, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Motifs of quarter flowers in Kara Memi, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Motifs of quarter flowers in Kara Memi, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Bayt Wakil, qaʿa, front elevation of the hall's facade

Bayt Wakil, qaʿa, front elevation of the hall’s facade

Raqqa, Aerial photo of Hiraqla vicotry monument

Raqqa, Aerial photo of Hiraqla vicotry monument

Al-Farnathiyya mausoleum, the dome from the inside

Al-Farnathiyya mausoleum, the dome from the inside

Mausoleum az-Zahir Baybars, mosaics covering the southern wall

Mausoleum az-Zahir Baybars, mosaics covering the southern wall

Busra, general view of the old city.

Busra, general view of the old city.

Building recording & restoration: photography, Naga Hathor Chapel, Sudan

Fig.13_Photographic view of northern façade of chapel

Çintamani motifs, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Çintamani motifs, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Courtyard of the Great Mosque, Hama

Courtyard of the Great Mosque, Hama

Raqqa - remains of the southern arcade of the Jamiʿ al-ʿAtiq

Raqqa – remains of the southern arcade of the Jamiʿ al-ʿAtiq

Raqqa - the excavation in the site "East of Raqqa", the Eastern Complex, clay decorations

Raqqa – the excavation in the site “East of Raqqa”, the Eastern Complex, clay decorations

Madrasat al-Firdaws, general view to north - courtyard, eastern arcade and iwan

Madrasat al-Firdaws, general view to north – courtyard, eastern arcade and iwan

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, northern entrance

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, northern entrance

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, western facade, al-Midan

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, western facade, al-Midan

Busra, Hammam Manjak, hot section (juwwani)

Busra, Hammam Manjak, hot section (juwwani)

Damascus, An old wooden door

Damascus, An old wooden door

Busra, al-Jami‘ al-ʿUmari and Hammam Manjak, exterior facades

Busra, al-Jami‘ al-ʿUmari and Hammam Manjak, exterior facades

Street vegetable hawker, ar-Raqqa

Street vegetable hawker, ar-Raqqa

Courtyard of the Great Mosque, Hama

Courtyard of the Great Mosque, Hama

A herd of sheep in one of the streets in Raqqa

A herd of sheep in one of the streets in Raqqa

Public street life in Raqqa

Public street life in Raqqa