Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, the iwan facade and the courtyard

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, the iwan facade and the courtyard

General view of the small palace of Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

General view of the small palace of Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

Pavilion on the left of the Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi gate

Pavilion on the left of the Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi gate

Remains of a building from the extensions of Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

Remains of a building from the extensions of Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

A row of Byzantine columns, Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

A row of Byzantine columns, Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, decorations at the top of tower gate

Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, decorations at the top of tower gate

The towers of the outer wall of Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

The towers of the outer wall of Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

Pavilion, Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

Pavilion, Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

Orchards in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains

Orchards in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains

A view of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains covered with snow

A view of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains covered with snow

A view from a high peak of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains

A view from a high peak of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains

Agricultural terraces in The Anti-Lebanon Mountains

Agricultural terraces in The Anti-Lebanon Mountains

Valley of Nahr Al-Kabir al-Shamali River

Valley of Nahr Al-Kabir al-Shamali River

al-Hayr al-Sharqi Palace, Inside of the early Umaiyad desert castle (Western complex)

al-Hayr al-Sharqi Palace, Inside of the early Umaiyad desert castle (Western complex)

al-Hayr al-Sharqi Palace, Inside of the early Umayyad desert castle with remains of vaulted rooms of the Western comlplex

al-Hayr al-Sharqi Palace, Inside of the early Umayyad desert castle with remains of vaulted rooms of the Western comlplex

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, view from the garden to the late Ottoman house, situated on a slope

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, view from the garden to the late Ottoman house, situated on a slope

Aleppo

Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, now the Riʿaya private school, Bab Tuma

Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, now the Riʿaya private school, Bab Tuma

Traditional house in neighborhood "al-Almaji"

Traditional house in neighborhood “al-Almaji”

The mausoleum (turba) of Ibn Salama ar-Raqqi, topped by a dome

The mausoleum (turba) of Ibn Salama ar-Raqqi, topped by a dome

A view from a high peak of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains

A view from a high peak of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains

Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, Part of the western enclosure

Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, Part of the western enclosure

Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, upper part of one of the towers, flanking the gate

Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, upper part of one of the towers, flanking the gate

Bayt Wakil, floor tiles

Bayt Wakil, floor tiles

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 Ghazala, 17th c. ground floor plan

Bayt Ghazala, 17th c. ground floor plan

Traditional house in neighborhood "al-Almaji"

Traditional house in neighborhood “al-Almaji”

A private Aleppine house

A private Aleppine house

Traditional Aleppian house

Traditional Aleppian house

Excavation work, Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

Excavation work, Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi