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Ongoing excavations within
the Aleppo Citadel |
The entrance ramp
to the Aleppo Citadel |
The Throne Room Aleppo Citadel |
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The colonnaded Via Recta
Apamea |
Colonnades with shop
frontages behind
Apamea |
Unusual spiral-fluted
columns, Apamea |
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| The Citadel, Apamea |
3D tesselations in the
Museum, Apamea |
Animal tesselation in the
Museum, Apamea |
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| The famous waterwheels or 'norias' of Hama |
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The Monastery of St George
near Krak des Chevaliers |
The Keep of Castel Blanc
Safita |
Krak des Chevaliers |
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The internal walls
Krak des Chevaliers |
Vaulted ceilings
Krak des Chevaliers |
From the ramparts
Krak des Chevaliers |
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View from the ramparts
Krak des Chevaliers |
View from the ramparts
Krak des Chevaliers |
Krak des Chevaliers in the evening light |
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| Views of St Simeon the Stylite's Basilica - Qala'at Samaan - near Aleppo |
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| Views of St Simeon the Stylite's Basilica - Qala'at Samaan - near Aleppo |
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The strange meghazhils or 'spindles' of Amrit with the entrance to an underground tomb |
The original site of the Olympic Games
at Marathos near Amrit? |
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The Crusader Castle of Qala'at Salah ad-Din perched on its hilltop |
The spectacular needle column left in place to support the draw-bridge |
Within the castle |
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| The top of the needle column |
Within the castle |
Looking down into the man-made gorge |