Great Mosque of Aleppo, view at courtyard, from 1907

Great Mosque of Aleppo, view at courtyard, from 1907

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - decoration of faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of faience tiles

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan - decoration above a room's door

Bayt Wakil, iwan – decoration above a room’s door

A door of room beside the Iwan of Quwatli House

A door of room beside the Iwan of Quwatli House

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan -faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan -faience tiles

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 Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

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, reception hall - western wing

Bayt Wakil, reception hall – western wing

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - one of the lateral windows

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – one of the lateral windows

Homs, Jamiʿ an-Nuri, the main mihrab

Homs, Jamiʿ an-Nuri, the main mihrab

Raqqa - remains of the southern arcade of the Jamiʿ al-ʿAtiq

Raqqa – remains of the southern arcade of the Jamiʿ al-ʿAtiq

Jamiʿ al-Qayqan, southern facade with spolia stones and hieroglyphic writing

Jamiʿ al-Qayqan, southern facade with spolia stones and hieroglyphic writing

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, facade of the hall entrance

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, facade of the hall entrance

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, inscription above the hall entrance

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, inscription above the hall entrance

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, the prayer niche

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, the prayer niche

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, minaret

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, minaret

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, dome of the prayer hall

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, dome of the prayer hall

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, the entrance half dome

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, the entrance half dome

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, marble prayer niche

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, marble prayer niche

Rich decorations in Bayt Shaykh Qatana before demolition

Rich decorations in Bayt Shaykh Qatana before demolition

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

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

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, prayer hall - minbar (pulpit)

Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, prayer hall – minbar (pulpit)

Wakil House, decorated windows

Wakil House, decorated windows

Decoration of the qaʿa (guest room) in the Quwatli House

Decoration of the qaʿa (guest room) in the Quwatli House