Arcade leading from the west to the Great Mosque of Damascus, 2010 (photo by Alain ... brilliant insight is that the “meter” of the mosaics’ visual rhythms corresponds precisely with the ...

The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is one of the oldest ... Lavishly adorned with intricate mosaics, it reflects the fusion of Byzantine and Islamic artistry.

Four people were killed and sixteen injured in a crush at Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital Damascus on Friday ... incident ...