Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, courtyard and basin

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, courtyard and basin

Bayt Junblat, courtyard and southern iwan (the great iwan)

Bayt Junblat, courtyard and southern iwan (the great iwan)

The courtyard of an-Nuri Mosque

The courtyard of an-Nuri Mosque

Bimaristan an-Nuri, courtyard

Bimaristan an-Nuri, courtyard

Courtyard of Arwad citadel

Courtyard of Arwad citadel

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, interior view: courtyard, rooms from outside, arcade and the inner entrance

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, interior view: courtyard, rooms from outside, arcade and the inner entrance

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, entrance and courtyard of the kitchen

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, entrance and courtyard of the kitchen

At-Takiyya al-Ikhlasiyya (az-Zawiya ar-Rifaʿiyya), details of the hall facade situated on the eastern side of the courtyard

At-Takiyya al-Ikhlasiyya (az-Zawiya ar-Rifaʿiyya), details of the hall facade situated on the eastern side of the courtyard

Khan al-Jumruk, view of the mosque in the center of the Khan's courtyard

Khan al-Jumruk, view of the mosque in the center of the Khan’s courtyard

Khan al-Jumruk, general view of the mosque in the center of the Khan's courtyard

Khan al-Jumruk, general view of the mosque in the center of the Khan’s courtyard

Khan al-Jumruk, general view of the mosque in the center of the Khan's courtyard

Khan al-Jumruk, general view of the mosque in the center of the Khan’s courtyard

The courtyard of an-Nuri Mosque

The courtyard of an-Nuri Mosque

Damascus citadel, the prison courtyard in the north-east part

Damascus citadel, the prison courtyard in the north-east part

Izraʿ, al-Jamiʿ (Mosque) al-ʿUmari - the courtyard

Izraʿ, al-Jamiʿ (Mosque) al-ʿUmari – the courtyard

Courtyard of the Great Mosque, Hama

Courtyard of the Great Mosque, Hama

View inside the courtyard of Manjak Mosque

View inside the courtyard of Manjak Mosque

Courtyard of the Great Mosque, Hama

Courtyard of the Great Mosque, Hama

Qalʿat al-Marqab (Castle), Central courtyard and chapel

Qalʿat al-Marqab (Castle), Central courtyard and chapel

Qalʿat al-Marqab (Castle), Central courtyard and chapel

Qalʿat al-Marqab (Castle), Central courtyard and chapel

Madrasat al-Firdaws, inner courtyard with eastern arcade

Madrasat al-Firdaws, inner courtyard with eastern arcade

Jabla, Pond in the courtyard of as-Sultan Ibrahim Mosque

Jabla, Pond in the courtyard of as-Sultan Ibrahim Mosque

Jabla, Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim, The courtyard with vaulted arcades

Jabla, Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim, The courtyard with vaulted arcades

Bayt Junblat, courtyard and northern iwan

Bayt Junblat, courtyard and northern iwan

Izraʿ, al-Jamiʿ (Mosque) al-ʿUmari - the courtyard

Izraʿ, al-Jamiʿ (Mosque) al-ʿUmari – the courtyard

Remains of a courtyard at Ibn Mʿan Castle

Remains of a courtyard at Ibn Mʿan Castle

Jamiʿ ar-Rumi, view of the courtyard and the western arcade

Jamiʿ ar-Rumi, view of the courtyard and the western arcade

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard, windows of the northern facade

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard, windows of the northern facade

Madrasat al-Firdaws, general view of the courtyard and the arcades

Madrasat al-Firdaws, general view of the courtyard and the arcades

Bimaristan an-Nuri, courtyard- entrances to single rooms

Bimaristan an-Nuri, courtyard- entrances to single rooms

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, a circular aperture in the roof of courtyard

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, a circular aperture in the roof of courtyard