‘Ajami decoration in Qasr al-‘Azm, Damascus

‘Ajami decoration in Qasr al-‘Azm, Damascus

Raqqa - the excavations of the site "East of Raqqa" - Eastern Palace - stucco decorations

Raqqa – the excavations of the site “East of Raqqa” – Eastern Palace – stucco decorations

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the upper part - a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur'anic text in Kufic script

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the upper part – a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur’anic text in Kufic script

Raqqa - the excavations of the site "East of Raqqa" - Eastern Palace, stucco decorations

Raqqa – the excavations of the site “East of Raqqa” – Eastern Palace, stucco decorations

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa"- Eastern Palace, stucco

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa”- Eastern Palace, stucco

Sculpture on sacrophagus

Sculpture on sacrophagus

Monastery of St Simeon, Corinthian capitals decorated with wavy acanthus leaves

Monastery of St Simeon, Corinthian capitals decorated with wavy acanthus leaves

Camel and its guide on sacrophagus

Camel and its guide on sacrophagus

The ceiling of the guest room (qaʿa), al-Quwatli House

The ceiling of the guest room (qaʿa), al-Quwatli House

Ground plan of buildings in southern Suwayqat Ali in Farafira quarter.

Ground plan of buildings in southern Suwayqat Ali in Farafira quarter.

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

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

A door of room beside the Iwan of Quwatli House

A door of room beside the Iwan of Quwatli House

Courtyard and Iwan of al-Quwatli House

Courtyard and Iwan of al-Quwatli House

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

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

Khusrawiyya, interiour view at sudda (tribune) in Friday Mosque in 2008

Khusrawiyya, interiour view at sudda (tribune) in Friday Mosque in 2008

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the great iwan)

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the great iwan)

Raqqa, Tall Aswad, stucco

Raqqa, Tall Aswad, stucco

Rich decorations in Bayt Shaykh Qatana before demolition

Rich decorations in Bayt Shaykh Qatana before demolition

A photo of the courtyard of Bayt Shaykh Qatana before demolition

A photo of the courtyard of Bayt Shaykh Qatana before demolition

The courtyard with fountain and Iwan, Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, Bab Tuma

The courtyard with fountain and Iwan, Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, Bab Tuma

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

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

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

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

Previous state 1995, main façade of the fortified tower north of Bab Antakiya, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.41_View with ornamental details, spolia, and a coat of arms

Previous state, main façade of the fortified tower north of Bab Antakiya, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.41-a_Main front in 1995, with ornamental details, spolia, and a coat of arms

Carved giant footprints at the threshold of the entrance of ʿAyn Dara temple

Carved giant footprints at the threshold of the entrance of ʿAyn Dara temple

Reconstruction (drawing) of the missing part of the main façade of the fortified tower north of Bab Antakiya, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.41-b_Marking missing stones after partial collapse

Raqqa - Madinat ar-Rafiqa wall - Columns discovered during excavation

Raqqa – Madinat ar-Rafiqa wall – Columns discovered during excavation

INTERACTIVE HERITAGE MAP OF SYRIA

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

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