‘ataba ceiling in the main courtyard, north wing of the Qasr al-‘Azm in Damascus, today known as the "Bride´s Room"

‘ataba ceiling in the main courtyard, north wing of the Qasr al-‘Azm in Damascus, today known as the “Bride´s Room”

General view of al-Qarmani Bath and garden

General view of al-Qarmani Bath and garden

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

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

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

A lateral Iwan at Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, Bab Tuma

A lateral Iwan at Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, Bab Tuma

Bayt Wakil, floor tiles

Bayt Wakil, floor tiles

Bayt Dallal, the basin and the iwan

Bayt Dallal, the basin and the iwan

Junblat house, the southern iwan decorated with marble and tiles

Junblat house, the southern iwan decorated with marble and tiles

SYRIAN HERITAGE ARCHIVE

Khusrawiyya,detail of the ornamental paneling of the Mosque in 2008

Khusrawiyya,detail of the ornamental paneling of the Mosque in 2008

A façade of the Shahba baths

A façade of the Shahba baths

al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, ground plan drawing before the partial demolition

al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, ground plan drawing before the partial demolition

INTERACTIVE HERITAGE MAP OF SYRIA

Busra, Birkat (pond) al-Hajj and Abu al-FidaʾMosque

Busra, Birkat (pond) al-Hajj and Abu al-FidaʾMosque

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, entrance portal

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, entrance portal

Qunaya: in the Museum of the Monastery of St Simeon

Qunaya: in the Museum of the Monastery of St Simeon

Jazz Caravan Festival 1996 in Damascus

Jazz Caravan Festival 1996 in Damascus

The prayer niche and the pulpit in the middle of the south wall in the prayer hall of the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo

The prayer niche and the pulpit in the middle of the south wall in the prayer hall of the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo

Upholstery in al-Haywatiyya Quarter, Damascus

Upholstery in al-Haywatiyya Quarter, Damascus

Al-Madrasa al-Kamiliyya, prayer hall - the muqarnas squinch of the dome

Al-Madrasa al-Kamiliyya, prayer hall – the muqarnas squinch of the dome

View in the prayer hall, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

View in the prayer hall, Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

Al-Farnathiyya mausoleum, the dome from the inside

Al-Farnathiyya mausoleum, the dome from the inside

Al-Madrasa ash-Sharafiyya, interior view of lobed dome carried by muqarnas

Al-Madrasa ash-Sharafiyya, interior view of lobed dome carried by muqarnas

Al-Madrasa ash-Sharafiyya, interior view of lobed dome carried by muqarnas

Al-Madrasa ash-Sharafiyya, interior view of lobed dome carried by muqarnas

Aliya Alnuami is finalising her ‘Ajami work

Aliya Alnuami is finalising her ‘Ajami work

Fountain in al-ʿAzm Palace

Fountain in al-ʿAzm Palace

An olive grove in the Ghouta of Damascus

An olive grove in the Ghouta of Damascus

Fruit and vegetable growing in the Ghuta of Damascus

Fruit and vegetable growing in the Ghuta of Damascus

Ghuta of Damascus, olive trees in a grove

Ghuta of Damascus, olive trees in a grove