Courtyard with dome houses in Shaykh Hilal

Courtyard with dome houses in Shaykh Hilal

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

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

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - decoration of faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - one of the lateral windows

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – one of the lateral windows

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan -faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan -faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, the iwan's canopy

Bayt Wakil, the iwan’s canopy

Bayt Wakil, interior facade of the upper floor

Bayt Wakil, interior facade of the upper floor

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Wakil House, decorated windows

Wakil House, decorated windows

The door of the qaʿa (guest room), Dada House

The door of the qaʿa (guest room), Dada House

Lateral iwan in the Dada House

Lateral iwan in the Dada House

A view of the iwan of Dada house

A view of the iwan of Dada house

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone at the iwan stair

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone at the iwan stair

Bayt Wakil, qaʿa, front elevation of the hall's facade

Bayt Wakil, qaʿa, front elevation of the hall’s facade

Bayt Wakil, top view of the ʿataba of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, top view of the ʿataba of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Inscription in Arabic, Jamiʿ an-Nuri, Homs

Inscription in Arabic, Jamiʿ an-Nuri, Homs

Madrasat al-Firdaws, back iwan

Madrasat al-Firdaws, back iwan

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone above a gate

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone above a gate

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - marble decoration

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – marble decoration

The ceiling of the guest room (qaʿa), al-Quwatli House

The ceiling of the guest room (qaʿa), al-Quwatli House

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall

Habuba Kabira, plastering of the domes after completion of the shell

Habuba Kabira, plastering of the domes after completion of the shell

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Street facade of a house in an Assyrian village, that still kept one domed room.

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Street facade of a house in an Assyrian village, that still kept one domed room.

Habuba Kabira, maintenance of the house by a further exterior plastering

Habuba Kabira, maintenance of the house by a further exterior plastering

The cold (barrani) section of as-Salamiyya historical bath

The cold (barrani) section of as-Salamiyya historical bath

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, interior

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, interior