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

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

Izraʿ - Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Izraʿ – Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Khan Qurdbak, portico, section north-south

Khan Qurdbak, portico, section north-south

Khan Qurdbak, portico, facade of the northern portal and east-west cross-section

Khan Qurdbak, portico, facade of the northern portal and east-west cross-section

Inscription in Arabic, Jamiʿ an-Nuri, Homs

Inscription in Arabic, Jamiʿ an-Nuri, Homs

Bayt Ajiqbash, wooden decorated (ʿajami) ceiling in the iwan

Bayt Ajiqbash, wooden decorated (ʿajami) ceiling in the iwan

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain (restaurant)

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain (restaurant)

Bayt Wakil, detail of windows and courtyard decoration

Bayt Wakil, detail of windows and courtyard decoration

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Bayt Wakil, reception hall - western wing

Bayt Wakil, reception hall – western wing

Bayt Wakil, reception hall - western wing

Bayt Wakil, reception hall – western wing

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain

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

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

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, reception hall

Bayt Wakil, reception hall

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard and western facade - main hall's (qaʿa) facade

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard and western facade – main hall’s (qaʿa) facade

The courtyard of an-Nuri Mosque

The courtyard of an-Nuri Mosque

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard - eastern facade

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard – eastern facade

Qasr Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, courtyard and arcade

Qasr Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, courtyard and arcade

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, view of the portico and the domes from outside

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, view of the portico and the domes from outside

Bucket wheel (noria) and aqueduct in 1930

Bucket wheel (noria) and aqueduct in 1930

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, courtyard and basin

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, courtyard and basin