Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, dome on pendentives

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, dome on pendentives

Jazz Caravan Festival 1996 in Damascus

Jazz Caravan Festival 1996 in Damascus

The courtyard of the Madrasa as-Sulaymaniyya

The courtyard of the Madrasa as-Sulaymaniyya

Processes of the contemporary ‘Ajami handcraft: the application of metal foil

Processes of the contemporary ‘Ajami handcraft: the application of metal foil

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Modern interpretations of the traditional craft of ‘Ajami (workshop of Aliya Alnuami)

Modern interpretations of the traditional craft of ‘Ajami (workshop of Aliya Alnuami)

Aliya Alnuami is experimenting with new ways of painting and decorating ‘Ajami work

Aliya Alnuami is experimenting with new ways of painting and decorating ‘Ajami work

1 Issam Hajjar ih-Damascus

1 Issam Hajjar ih-Damascus

Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on an international fair

Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on an international fair

Aramaic Language – Jab’adin in Munira’s Memory

Stories

Aliya Alnuami is finalising her ‘Ajami work

Aliya Alnuami is finalising her ‘Ajami work

Upholstery in al-Haywatiyya Quarter, Damascus

Upholstery in al-Haywatiyya Quarter, Damascus

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, Ibshir Mustafa Pasha and bathhouse of Bahram Pasha facades

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Coffeehouse, Ibshir Mustafa Pasha and bathhouse of Bahram Pasha facades

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, 1547

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, 1547

A courtyard of a domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

A courtyard of a domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

A group of domed houses in the village of Shaykh Hilal

A group of domed houses in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Damage pattern, partly collapsed dome of al-Bahramiyya mosque, Aleppo, Syria

Fig. 03-b, Catalogue of Damage

Domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Habuba Kabira, how three cantilever domes are connected (two cantilever domes are posed on a relieving arch)

Habuba Kabira, how three cantilever domes are connected (two cantilever domes are posed on a relieving arch)

Damage pattern, loose construction components in the dome stone construction of Salih al-Hal mosque, Aleppo

Fig. 21, Catalogue of Damage

Khusrawiyya-complex, view of the Mosque in 2010

Khusrawiyya-complex, view of the Mosque in 2010

General view of al-Qarmani Bath and garden

General view of al-Qarmani Bath and garden

Garbage and dirt accumulation in a canal, the Ghouta of Damascus

Garbage and dirt accumulation in a canal, the Ghouta of Damascus

Ghouta of Damascus, A grove of vegetables and fruit trees

Ghouta of Damascus, A grove of vegetables and fruit trees

Damascus, An old wooden door

Damascus, An old wooden door

Left volute of the lintel, Damascus Gate, Palmyra

Left volute of the lintel, Damascus Gate, Palmyra

Damascus Gate, City Wall of Palmyra

Damascus Gate, City Wall of Palmyra

Carved and ornamented stones, 1st category remains, from portal of Ujkhan, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.18-c_Carved and ornamented stones