Courtyard of guest wing (so called selamlik oder barrani), Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

Courtyard of guest wing (so called selamlik oder barrani), Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

Traditional Aleppian house

Traditional Aleppian house

A renovated Aleppine house in al-Jallum neighborhood

A renovated Aleppine house in al-Jallum neighborhood

Inscription in Arabic, Jamiʿ an-Nuri, Homs

Inscription in Arabic, Jamiʿ an-Nuri, Homs

Monastery of St Simeon, Corinthian capitals decorated with wavy acanthus leaves

Monastery of St Simeon, Corinthian capitals decorated with wavy acanthus leaves

Wakil House, decorated windows

Wakil House, decorated windows

Traditional house in neighborhood "al-Almaji"

Traditional house in neighborhood “al-Almaji”

Wakil House, dome of qaʿa (reception hall)

Wakil House, dome of qaʿa (reception hall)

Temporary title for Image 91128

Temporary title for Image 91128

House in Bahsita, , bevelled wall corner with a Muqarnas console

House in Bahsita, , bevelled wall corner with a Muqarnas console

View of wall pillar in danger of collapse, after partial collapse of Bayt Ghazala (house), Aleppo, Syria

Fig.45-a_Wall pillar in danger of collapse

Traditional house in neighborhood "al-Almaji"

Traditional house in neighborhood “al-Almaji”

Capital on the terrace of north arcade, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

Capital on the terrace of north arcade, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

Building recording & restoration: print of assembly planwith measurements, out of a 3D scan model, Naga Hathor Chapel, Sudan

Fig.12_3D plan with measurements

Abacus of collapse mechanisms of churches, lines of vulnerability, San Salvatore a Campi, Perugia, Italy

Fig.17-b_Simulation of collapse mechanisms

Wall c, room 07, orthogonal view after damage

Room 07 with code P01.L00.07.00.Wc

View of wall in danger of collapse, after partial collapse of lower part in Bayt Ghazala (house), Aleppo, Syria

Fig.45-b_wall in danger of collapse

Wakil house, Reception hall

Wakil house, Reception hall

Lateral iwan in the Dada House

Lateral iwan in the Dada House

Dar'a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari - The minaret and the courtyard

Dar’a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari – The minaret and the courtyard

Raqqa, Great Mosque (al-Jamiʿ al-ʿAtiq), the courtyard

Raqqa, Great Mosque (al-Jamiʿ al-ʿAtiq), the courtyard

Raqqa - Qasr al-Banat, inner courtyard

Raqqa – Qasr al-Banat, inner courtyard

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, view of the courtyard and the hall iwan

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, view of the courtyard and the hall iwan

ar-Raqqa - Qasr al-Banat, the courtyard surrounded by four iwans

ar-Raqqa – Qasr al-Banat, the courtyard surrounded by four iwans

Damage and burning in a room at the eastern side of the courtyard, Jamiʿ an-Nuri, Homs

Damage and burning in a room at the eastern side of the courtyard, Jamiʿ an-Nuri, Homs

Busra - al-Jami‘ (mosque) al-ʿUmari - courtyard surrounded by arcades

Busra – al-Jami‘ (mosque) al-ʿUmari – courtyard surrounded by arcades

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

Dar'a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari- A photo taken from the minaret showing the courtyard and the prayer hall

Dar’a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari- A photo taken from the minaret showing the courtyard and the prayer hall

Near Tall Tamir, an Assyrian village, courtyard of a house with two later flattened domes of the original building

Near Tall Tamir, an Assyrian village, courtyard of a house with two later flattened domes of the original building

Courtyard looking north, Qalʿat Samʿan (Monastery of St Simeon Stylites)

Courtyard looking north, Qalʿat Samʿan (Monastery of St Simeon Stylites)