Damascus, Glass Blowing Workshop near Bab Sharqi

Damascus, Glass Blowing Workshop near Bab Sharqi

Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, geometric decorations in the niche, built with bricks

Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, geometric decorations in the niche, built with bricks

Raqqa, Baghdad gate

Raqqa, Baghdad gate

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, Bagdad Gate, Drawing of total reconstruction

Raqqa, Bagdad Gate, Drawing of total reconstruction

Baghdad Gate of Raqqa-Rafiqa, 10th c. onwards

Baghdad Gate of Raqqa-Rafiqa, 10th c. onwards

The inner façade of Baghdad Gate, Raqqa

The inner façade of Baghdad Gate, Raqqa

Raqqa, The decorated outer facade of Baghdad Gate

Raqqa, The decorated outer facade of Baghdad Gate

Raqqa, the archway of Baghdad Gate

Raqqa, the archway of Baghdad Gate

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

Citadel of Aleppo, Entrance Gateway

Citadel of Aleppo, Entrance Gateway

Citadel of Aleppo, main entrance gateway, hawker in foreground

Citadel of Aleppo, main entrance gateway, hawker in foreground

Previous state, ornamental detail in main façade of the fortified tower north of Bab Antakiya, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.41-a4_Close-up view of carved ornamental star

Busra, The East Gate "Nabataean Gate"

Busra, The East Gate “Nabataean Gate”

Previous state, ornamental detail in main façade of the fortified tower north of Bab Antakiya, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.41-a1_Close-up view of ornamental panel

The Nabataean gate with its main arch, columns and capitals

The Nabataean gate with its main arch, columns and capitals

Remains of the western entrance to the Temple of Jupiter, behind it the minaret of Qaytbay

Remains of the western entrance to the Temple of Jupiter, behind it the minaret of Qaytbay

Columns with Corinthian capitals, remnants of the Jupiter Temple

Columns with Corinthian capitals, remnants of the Jupiter Temple

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

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

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

Part of Damascus city wall topped by a house balcony

Part of Damascus city wall topped by a house balcony

Part of the propylaea, Jupiter Temple

Part of the propylaea, Jupiter Temple

A mechanical loom in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

A mechanical loom in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

A mechanical loom in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

A mechanical loom in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

A mechanical loom in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

A mechanical loom in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

Spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

Spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

Spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

Spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

Installation of dyed warp threads for weaving in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Installation of dyed warp threads for weaving in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus