Wakil House, dome of qaʿa (reception hall)

Wakil House, dome of qaʿa (reception hall)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami wall panels decorating the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami wall panels decorating the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, 17th c. ground floor plan

Bayt Ghazala, 17th c. ground floor plan

Bouquet of flowers and fruits in bowls on the wall cornice in the reception room (Qaʿa) of the Sadir house

Bouquet of flowers and fruits in bowls on the wall cornice in the reception room (Qaʿa) of the Sadir house

Bayt Ghazala, fountain in the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, fountain in the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami panels decorating the southern wing ceiling in the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami panels decorating the southern wing ceiling in the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Dallal, ʿajami ceiling of a qaʿa (hall)

Bayt Dallal, ʿajami ceiling of a qaʿa (hall)

Bayt Ajiqbash, traditional furniture in the guest room (qaʿa)

Bayt Ajiqbash, traditional furniture in the guest room (qaʿa)

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami: Qaʿa, section east-west, view to south

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami: Qaʿa, section east-west, view to south

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami wall panels decorating the main reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami wall panels decorating the main reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, interior view - dome of the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, interior view – dome of the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Room Berlin), details of the painted wooden panel

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Room Berlin), details of the painted wooden panel

Wakil house, Reception hall

Wakil house, Reception hall

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Zimmer), a scene of a peacock from Wakil house’s wooden panels

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Zimmer), a scene of a peacock from Wakil house’s wooden panels

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Zimmer), Painted wooden panel, Mary and Jesus

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Zimmer), Painted wooden panel, Mary and Jesus

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami: annex, ground floor plan

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami: annex, ground floor plan

Bayt al Haj Musa (cad. no. VII 2060 and 2056)/ Reduced ground plan with ruler

Bayt al Haj Musa (cad. no. VII 2060 and 2056)/ Reduced ground plan with ruler

Wakil house, dome of the reception hall

Wakil house, dome of the reception hall

Temporary title for Image 91128

Temporary title for Image 91128

Reception hall in al-ʿAzm Palace

Reception hall in al-ʿAzm Palace

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Zimmer), the middle part of the room

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Zimmer), the middle part of the room

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the west section of the great hall

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, facade of the west section of the great hall

Wakil house, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Wakil house, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Motifs of the decorated wooden panels of  Beit Ghazaleh

Motifs of the decorated wooden panels of Beit Ghazaleh

Motifs of the decorated wooden panels of Beit Ghazaleh

Motifs of the decorated wooden panels of Beit Ghazaleh

Detail of a decorated wooden panel of the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Detail of a decorated wooden panel of the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, eastern Qaʿa, section north-south, view to east

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, eastern Qaʿa, section north-south, view to east

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami: eastern Qaʿa (mamluke), section north-south, view to west

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami: eastern Qaʿa (mamluke), section north-south, view to west

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami: eastern Qaʿa, section east-west, view to south

Al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami: eastern Qaʿa, section east-west, view to south

Bayt Wakil, top view of the ʿataba of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, top view of the ʿataba of the reception hall (qaʿa)