Manbij, cemetry and new buildings in the background, view from the south

Manbij, cemetry and new buildings in the background, view from the south

Informal (unplanned) settlements spread in the Ghouta, 1980s

Informal (unplanned) settlements spread in the Ghouta, 1980s

Yabrud: Streetlife with shops and residential houses, townspeople and peasants

Yabrud: Streetlife with shops and residential houses, townspeople and peasants

Maps of Aleppo: historical city and outskirts. 1969 with revisions in 1979 and 1982

Maps of Aleppo: historical city and outskirts. 1969 with revisions in 1979 and 1982

Maps of Aleppo: functional zoning in the ancient city, 1982

Maps of Aleppo: functional zoning in the ancient city, 1982

View over the floodplain of the Euphrates valley to the village on the eastern steep bank

View over the floodplain of the Euphrates valley to the village on the eastern steep bank

A traditionally crafted tapestry weave of four panels, that are ornamented with embroidery

A traditionally crafted tapestry weave of four panels, that are ornamented with embroidery

A boy is presenting a woven Kilim tapestry made by his mother

A boy is presenting a woven Kilim tapestry made by his mother

Feast of the excavation with musicians playing the local music with mizmar (local oboe) and big drum

Feast of the excavation with musicians playing the local music with mizmar (local oboe) and big drum

A villa under construction in the Ghuta of Damascus

A villa under construction in the Ghuta of Damascus

Villages and the fertile floodplain of the Euphrates valley, that were flooded by the Tishrin-Lake

Villages and the fertile floodplain of the Euphrates valley, that were flooded by the Tishrin-Lake

Jabal ʿAruda, ruins of a temple from the middle of the 4th millennium BC

Jabal ʿAruda, ruins of a temple from the middle of the 4th millennium BC

Jabal ʿAruda, Maqam (shrine) ash-Shaykh 'Aruda

Jabal ʿAruda, Maqam (shrine) ash-Shaykh ‘Aruda

Pointed arch in the Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)

Pointed arch in the Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)

A gathering of people around a rolled out woven Kilim tapestry

A gathering of people around a rolled out woven Kilim tapestry

Sirjilla, andron, 5th c.

Sirjilla, andron, 5th c.

Plan of building parts: example based on the plan of Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo

Umayyad-mosque-Aleppo_1_plan-of-building-parts

Khan al-Wazir, general view

Khan al-Wazir, general view

Khan al-Wazir, general view

Khan al-Wazir, general view

Khan al-Wazir, view of the arcade

Khan al-Wazir, view of the arcade

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome

Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome

Khan al-Jumruk, general view showing the mosque's dome and the internal facade of the Khan's entrance

Khan al-Jumruk, general view showing the mosque’s dome and the internal facade of the Khan’s entrance

Khan al-Jumruk, general view of the khan with the internal facade of the Khan's entrance

Khan al-Jumruk, general view of the khan with the internal facade of the Khan’s entrance

Khan al-Jumruk, general view of the mosque in the center of the Khan's courtyard

Khan al-Jumruk, general view of the mosque in the center of the Khan’s courtyard

Khan al-Jumruk, general view of the mosque in the center of the Khan's courtyard

Khan al-Jumruk, general view of the mosque in the center of the Khan’s courtyard

Khan al-Jumruk, general view

Khan al-Jumruk, general view

Maronite Cathedral, general view from the outside

Maronite Cathedral, general view from the outside

Mushabbak, Byzantine basilica, general view from northeast

Mushabbak, Byzantine basilica, general view from northeast

View from Qalʿat Ibn Maʿn towards the Valley of the Tombs

View from Qalʿat Ibn Maʿn towards the Valley of the Tombs

A woman with her children and a spindle in her left hand

A woman with her children and a spindle in her left hand