“The most common type of cultic architecture was the open-air courtyard shrine, basically an artificially closed space delimited by a line or low wall of stones, often situated along trade routes or ...

Damascus, SANA – As Damascus is the pearl of the Orient, all civilizations that passed from here were keen on building edifices in order to stress that they ruled one of the ancient and oldest ...

Lattakia, SANA- Representing an architectural landmark inside the city, al-Mansouri Grand Mosque in old Jableh is a testimony for the ancient Syrian civilization. The mosque dates back to 1095 and ...

This first dedicated and cohesive book on Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy (1900-89) compiles an rich amount of diverse material on the modernist architect known for his work developing traditional ...

Evidence of ancient hybrid camels has been uncovered by archaeologists who were working to restore a temple in Iraq damaged by ISIS. Although this husbandry practice has been associated with ...

“The architecture of the Sassanid monuments in the property further illustrates early examples of construction of domes with squinches on square spaces, such as in the chahar-taq buildings, where the ...

Ancient Arab sites show potential of exchanges By Wang Kaihao | China Daily | Updated: 2024-01-23 06:04 ...