An apse in Hananiya church in Bab Tuma quarter

An apse in Hananiya church in Bab Tuma quarter

The main arch and the integrated columns of the Nabataean gate in Busra

The main arch and the integrated columns of the Nabataean gate in Busra

The Nabataean gate with its main arch, columns and capitals

The Nabataean gate with its main arch, columns and capitals

A side from Tartus Cathedral - Tartus Museum

A side from Tartus Cathedral – Tartus Museum

Rakhla: The City of Wine and Poetry in the Memory of its daughters

Maronite Cathedral, the altar

Maronite Cathedral, the altar

Maronite Cathedral, the nave

Maronite Cathedral, the nave

Maronite Cathedral, the altar

Maronite Cathedral, the altar

Reconstruction (drawing) of the missing part of the main façade of the fortified tower north of Bab Antakiya, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.41-b_Marking missing stones after partial collapse

Previous state 1995, main façade of the fortified tower north of Bab Antakiya, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.41_View with ornamental details, spolia, and a coat of arms

View over the roof of the south-western Madrasat Ismaʿil Basha al-ʿAzm to the Umayyad Mosque with its high transept of the prayer hall with a central dome and its three minarets

View over the roof of the south-western Madrasat Ismaʿil Basha al-ʿAzm to the Umayyad Mosque with its high transept of the prayer hall with a central dome and its three minarets

Izraʿ - Kanisat (chrurch) Mar Jirjis - plan

Izraʿ – Kanisat (chrurch) Mar Jirjis – plan

The entrance of Tartus museum, Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa

The entrance of Tartus museum, Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., south aisle

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., south aisle

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., West and south facades from southwest

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., West and south facades from southwest

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, Corinthian capital

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, Corinthian capital

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, remains of the Column of Saint Simeon the Stylite

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, remains of the Column of Saint Simeon the Stylite

Maronite Cathedral, general view from the outside

Maronite Cathedral, general view from the outside

General view of the Convent of Our Lady of Saydnaya

General view of the Convent of Our Lady of Saydnaya

Maronite Cathedral, main entrance

Maronite Cathedral, main entrance

Maronite Cathedral, one of the cathedral pointed towers

Maronite Cathedral, one of the cathedral pointed towers

Mushabbak, Byzantine basilica, general view from northeast

Mushabbak, Byzantine basilica, general view from northeast

Interior view of the cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa, Tartus museum today

Interior view of the cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa, Tartus museum today

Maronite Cathedral, a cross shaped window

Maronite Cathedral, a cross shaped window

Maronite Cathedral, the nave

Maronite Cathedral, the nave

Maronite Cathedral, the sanctuary

Maronite Cathedral, the sanctuary

Maronite Cathedral, general view from the outside

Maronite Cathedral, general view from the outside

Safita, The Donjon of the Templars with a chapel in the ground floor

Safita, The Donjon of the Templars with a chapel in the ground floor

The façade of the cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa, the museum of Tartus today

The façade of the cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa, the museum of Tartus today

View of Mar Taqla Monastery, Maʿlula

View of Mar Taqla Monastery, Maʿlula