Mushabbak, Byzantine basilica, nave looking west

Mushabbak, Byzantine basilica, nave looking west

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace - finds

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace – finds

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace - Pottery

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace – Pottery

View in the prayer hall, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

View in the prayer hall, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

Windows above the western entrance of the Cathedral, today Tartus Museum

Windows above the western entrance of the Cathedral, today Tartus Museum

al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, ground plan and sectional drawings through the large hall

al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, ground plan and sectional drawings through the large hall

North arcade, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

North arcade, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

View of the prayer hall, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

View of the prayer hall, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

Damages at the southern facade, Jamiʿ ad-Dalati (mosque), Homs

Damages at the southern facade, Jamiʿ ad-Dalati (mosque), Homs

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace, Glazed pottery

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace, Glazed pottery

View of the great damages at the southwestern corner, Jamiʿ ad-Dalati, Homs

View of the great damages at the southwestern corner, Jamiʿ ad-Dalati, Homs

South wall of the central shrine (cella), Temple of Bel

South wall of the central shrine (cella), Temple of Bel

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

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, western facade - decorated window

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, western facade – decorated window

East and south side of the cella of Bel Temple

East and south side of the cella of Bel Temple

Raqqa, "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace, vegetable stucco ornaments

Raqqa, “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace, vegetable stucco ornaments

Orientation plan. Manor house, Hohenschönhausen, Berlin, Germany

Orientation plan. Manor house.

General view of al-Utrush mosque, Aleppo, Syria

General view image

In the vicinity of a small town/village on the slope of a natural rock, possibly in the Afrin region

In the vicinity of a small town/village on the slope of a natural rock, possibly in the Afrin region

Marble cenotaph next to the tomb of Salah ad-Din, was presented by German Emperor Wilhelm II during his visit to Damascus in 1898

Marble cenotaph next to the tomb of Salah ad-Din, was presented by German Emperor Wilhelm II during his visit to Damascus in 1898

Khan al-Wazir, internal facade of the khan's entrance

Khan al-Wazir, internal facade of the khan’s entrance

Mausoleum Ahmad Basha, general view of the facade

Mausoleum Ahmad Basha, general view of the facade

Khan al-Wazir, main entrance

Khan al-Wazir, main entrance

Dayr Zakka (monastery), mosaic in a destroyed part of the building, showing a palm, a fallow deer and birds

Dayr Zakka (monastery), mosaic in a destroyed part of the building, showing a palm, a fallow deer and birds

The tower of Qalʿat Yahmur (Yahmur Castle)

The tower of Qalʿat Yahmur (Yahmur Castle)

Al-Madrasa al-Muqaddamiyya, the prayer niche

Al-Madrasa al-Muqaddamiyya, the prayer niche

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the upper part - a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur'anic text in Kufic script

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the upper part – a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur’anic text in Kufic script

Ornament over a window, Khan Sulayman Basha al-ʿAzm

Ornament over a window, Khan Sulayman Basha al-ʿAzm