World Pictures: December 2008

December 15, 2008

Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, Syria.

View of Palmyra from the arab castle.

Panorama of Palmyra, Syria.

The ancient decumanus (main street) of Palmyra.

Tetra Pylon of Palmyra, the ancient town in the middle of the desert of Syria.

A view of the beautiful ancient theater of Palmyra.

The principal east-west street of Palmyra is named the Grand Colonnade by archaeologists.

Another view of Palmyra, on the Syrian desert.

A view of Palmyra, on the Syrian desert.

Inside the Krak des Chevaliers, Syria.

View of the Krak des Chevaliers, Syria.

Moat of the Krak des Chevaliers, Syria.

An old water wheel in the syrian town of Hama.

Hama was built on the banks of the Orontes river. The town is famous for its huge wooden water wheels, known as norias.

Decorated facade of the ottoman Azem Palace in Damascus. Very nice.

Apamea or Apameia, ancient city of the Seleucid kings, on the right bank of the Orontes river (Syria).

Sculpture of a lion at the National Museum of Damascus, Syria. Behind the lion, you can see an Ottoman mosque.

Mountains of spices in the souk of Damascus.

A view of the Great Mosque of Aleppo, Syria, from the citadel.

Bas-relief of intertwined snakes over the main gate of the citadel of Aleppo, Syria.