A small pathway in the Ghuta of Damascus

A small pathway in the Ghuta of Damascus

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

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

A woman spinning with a suspended spindle

A woman spinning with a suspended spindle

General view of the hillside houses of Maʿlula town

General view of the hillside houses of Maʿlula town

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Baking flat breads on the tannur wall (tannur deepened in the ground)

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Baking flat breads on the tannur wall (tannur deepened in the ground)

Kirkbiza in the Dead Cities: A farmer ploughing his field with a metal plough, pulled by a mule and an ox.

Kirkbiza in the Dead Cities: A farmer ploughing his field with a metal plough, pulled by a mule and an ox.

Habuba Kabira, screening of barley as seed by the grandmother

Habuba Kabira, screening of barley as seed by the grandmother

North-East Syria, Kurdish wedding celebration

North-East Syria, Kurdish wedding celebration

Cows in a field in the Ghouta of Damascus

Cows in a field in the Ghouta of Damascus

A modern building and a traditional mud fence in one of the Ghouta fields of Damascus

A modern building and a traditional mud fence in one of the Ghouta fields of Damascus

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

Herd of sheep in a grove of trees in the Ghouta

Herd of sheep in a grove of trees in the Ghouta

Children are preparing themselve for a wedding procession. The two small children are still wearing their school uniform

Children are preparing themselve for a wedding procession. The two small children are still wearing their school uniform

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

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

A Sheikh with his family in traditional clothes. The man is wearing a black Abbaya

A Sheikh with his family in traditional clothes. The man is wearing a black Abbaya

A woman showing how to card wool. She is wearing a silk Habari (head scarf)

A woman showing how to card wool. She is wearing a silk Habari (head scarf)

A woman with a screen-printed headscarf called Habari

A woman with a screen-printed headscarf called Habari

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

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

A traditionally crafted tapestry cover (Kilim)

A traditionally crafted tapestry cover (Kilim)

A small pathway in the Ghuta of Damascus

A small pathway in the Ghuta of Damascus

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Very well preserved domed rooms of a farmstead in an Assyrian village

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Very well preserved domed rooms of a farmstead in an Assyrian village

Geodetic grid application example for a courtyard and rooms with rubble, based on a plan of Bayt Ghazala, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.05_geodetic grid over rubble heap

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan - decoration of faience tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan – decoration of faience tiles

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

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

Bayt Dallal, geometrical floor design in front of the iwan

Bayt Dallal, geometrical floor design in front of the iwan

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall (qaʿa) from the inside

Bayt Wakil, dome of the reception hall (qaʿa) from the inside

View towards souteast, rubble in the couryard, after partial collapse of Bayt Ghazala (house), Aleppo, Syria

Fig.07_view at rubble

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, reception hall

Bayt Wakil, reception hall

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone at the iwan stair

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone at the iwan stair