A renovated Aleppine house in al-Jallum neighborhood

A renovated Aleppine house in al-Jallum neighborhood

A two-story building in a village in Ghuta

A two-story building in a village in Ghuta

Habuba Kabira, view into a plastered cantilever dome with openings and decorative layer

Habuba Kabira, view into a plastered cantilever dome with openings and decorative layer

Habuba Kabira, upper part of a cantilever dome construction

Habuba Kabira, upper part of a cantilever dome construction

Habuba Kabira, how three cantilever domes are connected (two cantilever domes are posed on a relieving arch)

Habuba Kabira, how three cantilever domes are connected (two cantilever domes are posed on a relieving arch)

Habuba Kabira, construction of cantilever domes

Habuba Kabira, construction of cantilever domes

Habuba Kabira, View from the inside of the room while constructing the dome

Habuba Kabira, View from the inside of the room while constructing the dome

Habuba Kabira, Mud brick construction - connection of wall, belt arch and dome rounding

Habuba Kabira, Mud brick construction – connection of wall, belt arch and dome rounding

Jurn Kabir, wooden door bar lock, seen from the interior side

Jurn Kabir, wooden door bar lock, seen from the interior side

A modern three storeys building in Raqqa

A modern three storeys building in Raqqa

A villa under construction in the Ghuta of Damascus

A villa under construction in the Ghuta of Damascus

Habuba Kabira, plastering of the domes after completion of the shell

Habuba Kabira, plastering of the domes after completion of the shell

Habuba Kabira, during the construction of cantilever domes, the mortar is pulled up using a bucket

Habuba Kabira, during the construction of cantilever domes, the mortar is pulled up using a bucket

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - marble decoration

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – marble decoration

Ghab plain: thatched mud houses, 1963

Ghab plain: thatched mud houses, 1963

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - decoration of faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of faience tiles

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall (qaʿa)

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

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

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall (qaʿa)

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

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

Village on western shore of Jabbul-Lake, dome houses with stone inlay on the top

Village on western shore of Jabbul-Lake, dome houses with stone inlay on the top

Bayt Dallal, a part of courtyard and iwan

Bayt Dallal, a part of courtyard and iwan

Bayt Ajiqbash, the splendid decorated iwan

Bayt Ajiqbash, the splendid decorated iwan

Bayt Ajiqbash, view of the courtyard interior

Bayt Ajiqbash, view of the courtyard interior

Bayt Dallal, the basin and the iwan

Bayt Dallal, the basin and the iwan

Bayt Dallal, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Dallal, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone above a gate

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone above a gate

Bayt Dallal, ʿajami ceiling of a qaʿa (hall)

Bayt Dallal, ʿajami ceiling of a qaʿa (hall)

Bayt Dallal, geometrical floor design in front of the iwan

Bayt Dallal, geometrical floor design in front of the iwan

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone of the well

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone of the well