The highly sophisticated technique of vault construction, and a creative, exuberant type of decorative sculpture – particularly on the three doorways, in contrast to the unadorned walls of the ...

We cross a courtyard, enter a gloomy interior and walk past dangling wires ... it and stare in amazement at an illustration of the Great Mosque of Medina. It's the only drawing, besides ...

The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is one of the oldest and largest mosques in the world, located in the heart of the old city of Damascus. It is situated at the heart ...