Qalʿat (castle) Yahmur, Main entrance of the fortified tower

Qalʿat (castle) Yahmur, Main entrance of the fortified tower

Aleppo, view at street life in Quwwatli street in 1963

Aleppo, view at street life in Quwwatli street in 1963

Sinaniyya Street: traffic scene with tram in 1918

Sinaniyya Street: traffic scene with tram in 1918

Great Mosque, Plan of the building parts

Great Mosque, Plan of the building parts

Great Mosque, damage mapping

Great Mosque, damage mapping

Great Mosque, damage mapping

Great Mosque, damage mapping

Destructions in Raqqa city center, 2018

Destructions in Raqqa city center, 2018

Rakhla: The City of Wine and Poetry in the Memory of its daughters

Great Mosque, Plan of the building parts

Great Mosque, Plan of the building parts

General view of Damascus citadel from northwest

General view of Damascus citadel from northwest

Burj as-Saʿa, mechanical clock

Burj as-Saʿa, mechanical clock

Burj as-Saʿa, general view

Burj as-Saʿa, general view

View from afar to al-Mudiq Citadel

View from afar to al-Mudiq Citadel

The citadel of Damascus during the restoration in 1985

The citadel of Damascus during the restoration in 1985

A small window in the middle of a niche- upper floor, Qal‘at Shayzar

A small window in the middle of a niche- upper floor, Qal‘at Shayzar

Byzantine decorated basalt stone reused in the construction of Qal‘at Shayzar

Byzantine decorated basalt stone reused in the construction of Qal‘at Shayzar

A building belongs to Qal‘at Shayzar

A building belongs to Qal‘at Shayzar

An Arabic inscription on the wall of Qal‘at Shayzar

An Arabic inscription on the wall of Qal‘at Shayzar

Close-up view at entrance portal of a building from early 20th. ct.

Close-up image

Qal‘at Shayzar ( Citadel), An Arabic inscription.

Qal‘at Shayzar ( Citadel), An Arabic inscription.

View on the Euphrates River from the site of Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya)

View on the Euphrates River from the site of Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya)

Euphrates valley south of Qalʿat Najm as it looked before the flooding of lake Tishrin

Euphrates valley south of Qalʿat Najm as it looked before the flooding of lake Tishrin

Jurn Kabir, a typical old house of the Euphrates valley near Qalʿat Najm with a large log (willow) transverse to the longitudinal axis.

Jurn Kabir, a typical old house of the Euphrates valley near Qalʿat Najm with a large log (willow) transverse to the longitudinal axis.

Qal‘at Shayzar (Citadel), the upper part of the entarnce.

Qal‘at Shayzar (Citadel), the upper part of the entarnce.

Excavation works, Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya)

Excavation works, Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya)

Qal‘at Shayzar ( Citadel), An Arabic inscription.

Qal‘at Shayzar ( Citadel), An Arabic inscription.

Qal‘at Shayzar (citadel), Archery road.

Qal‘at Shayzar (citadel), Archery road.

Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya), Roman amphitheater

Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya), Roman amphitheater

One of the towers of Damascus Citadel

One of the towers of Damascus Citadel

Destroyed shops on the north side of Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

Destroyed shops on the north side of Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs