At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, minbar in the prayer hall (Samah Khana)

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, minbar in the prayer hall (Samah Khana)

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall

Bayt Ghazala, interior view - dome of the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, interior view – dome of the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami wall panels decorating the main reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami wall panels decorating the main reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami wall panels decorating the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami wall panels decorating the main hall (qaʿa)

Reception hall in al-ʿAzm Palace

Reception hall in al-ʿAzm Palace

View from the portico towards the entrance of dome hall, al-ʿAzm Palace

View from the portico towards the entrance of dome hall, al-ʿAzm Palace

Squinch of the dome in the hall of upper floor, Qasr al-ʿAzm

Squinch of the dome in the hall of upper floor, Qasr al-ʿAzm

The dome hall in the upper floor of Qasr al-ʿAzm (Palace)

The dome hall in the upper floor of Qasr al-ʿAzm (Palace)

Bayt Wakil, reception hall - western wing

Bayt Wakil, reception hall – western wing

A hall in the upper floor, Qasr al-ʿAzm (Palace)

A hall in the upper floor, Qasr al-ʿAzm (Palace)

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, iwan of hall entrance

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, iwan of hall entrance

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, inscription above the hall entrance

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, inscription above the hall entrance

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami wall panels decorating the red hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami wall panels decorating the red hall (qaʿa)

Village of ʿAyn al-Khadra, in the living room of the central hall house of a Kurdish family

Village of ʿAyn al-Khadra, in the living room of the central hall house of a Kurdish family

The Throne Hall in Damascus Citadel

The Throne Hall in Damascus Citadel

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami panels decorating the southern wing ceiling in the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami panels decorating the southern wing ceiling in the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, fountain in the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, fountain in the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall

al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, ground plan and sectional drawings through the large hall

al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, ground plan and sectional drawings through the large hall

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the east section of the great hall

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the east section of the great hall

ʿAyn al-Khadra, residential house with a central hall plan of a Kurdish family in the Malkiyya-Region

ʿAyn al-Khadra, residential house with a central hall plan of a Kurdish family in the Malkiyya-Region

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the west section of the great hall

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the west section of the great hall

Bayt Wakil, reception hall - western wing

Bayt Wakil, reception hall – western wing

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami panels decorating the northern wing ceiling in the main reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami panels decorating the northern wing ceiling in the main reception hall (qaʿa)

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the southern section of the great hall

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the southern section of the great hall

Bayt Junblat, western facade of the women hall (Haramlik)

Bayt Junblat, western facade of the women hall (Haramlik)

Bayt Junblat, western facade of the women hall (Haramlik)

Bayt Junblat, western facade of the women hall (Haramlik)