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al Sinaniyeh Mosque
At the southwestern edge of Damascus’s Old City, al Sinaniyeh Mosque stands as a vivid reminder of the city’s Ottoman le...
Darwish Pasha Mosque
Standing at the western edge of Damascus’s Old City, Darwish Pasha Mosque — also known as al Darwishiyeh — is a striking...
Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery
Perched high on the slopes of the Anti Lebanon Mountains, Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery has stood for nearly fifteen ce...
Our Lady of Damascus Church
Rising in the Koussour district of Damascus, Our Lady of Damascus Church is a modern yet deeply symbolic chapter in the...
al Zaytoun Church
Rising in the heart of Damascus’s Christian Quarter, al Zaytoun Church — formally the Cathedral of Our Lady al Niah — is...
Deir Mar Musa al Habashi
High above the barren slopes east of al Nabek, Deir Mar Musa al Habashi — the Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian —...
Khan Asʿad Basha
Khan Asʿad Basha, commissioned in 1751–1752 by the influential Ottoman governor Asʿad Pasha al Azm, is the largest and m...
Maktab Anbar
Rising in the heart of Damascus’s Old City, Maktab Anbar tells its story through both its walls and its past. Commission...
Mausoleum of Saladin
The Mausoleum of Saladin, beside the northwestern corner of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, was built between 1193 and 1...
al Shāriʿ al Mustaqīm
Straight Street — known in Arabic as al Shāriʿ al Mustaqīm and in Latin as Via Recta — has been the main east–west arter...
Hammam al Selseleh
Tucked just behind the Damascus Citadel, Hammam al Selseleh — built around 1100 AD — is more than a bathhouse; it’s a li...