North-East Syria, the Upper Euphrates

North-East Syria, the Upper Euphrates

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, decoration details in the double arcade

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, decoration details in the double arcade

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

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

Burj as-Saʿa, inscription

Burj as-Saʿa, inscription

Burj as-Saʿa, General view

Burj as-Saʿa, General view

Burj as-Saʿa, general view

Burj as-Saʿa, general view

Burj as-Saʿa, general view

Burj as-Saʿa, general view

Burj as-Saʿa, mechanical clock

Burj as-Saʿa, mechanical clock

Burj as-Saʿa, general view

Burj as-Saʿa, general view

Bayt Junblat, door in the centre of southern iwan

Bayt Junblat, door in the centre of southern iwan

Bayt Wakil, courtyard (restaurant)

Bayt Wakil, courtyard (restaurant)

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of marble and faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern Iwan - decoration detail of marble and ceramic tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern Iwan – decoration detail of marble and ceramic tiles

1 pound, 27 mm, 1968 – restrike 1971

1 pound, 27 mm, 1968 – restrike 1971

Bayt Junblat, courtyard and northern iwan

Bayt Junblat, courtyard and northern iwan

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the great iwan)

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the great iwan)

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard - northern facade

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard – northern facade

Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, view of an window with ablaq and ceramic tiles

Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, view of an window with ablaq and ceramic tiles

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall - interior view of the dome

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall – interior view of the dome

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall's entrance

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall’s entrance

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, general view of the prayer hall

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, general view of the prayer hall

Bayt Dallal, iwan ceiling and canopy

Bayt Dallal, iwan ceiling and canopy

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall's entrance - muqarnas details

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall’s entrance – muqarnas details

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, muqarnas decorationg a niche on the right side of the prayer hall's entrance

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, muqarnas decorationg a niche on the right side of the prayer hall’s entrance

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall entrance - floral motifs decorating a column

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall entrance – floral motifs decorating a column

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, door of the prayer hall - decoration details and door handles

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, door of the prayer hall – decoration details and door handles

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

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

10 piastres (silver), 17 mm, 1929 (French Mandate)

10 piastres (silver), 17 mm, 1929 (French Mandate)