The outside of the Umayyad Mosque in the old city of Damascus. It was built in 705 AD.
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The inside of the Umayyad Mosque. All women were required to wear a headscarf, regardless of their religion.
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Just outside the Umayyad Mosque was the mausoleum of Saladin, one of the great figures of Arab history.
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St. Paul's Chapel was supposedly built on the spot where the apostle Paul was lowered out of a window in a basket to escape from persecution.
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This window commemorates the window that he was lowered from.
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In case you suffer from acute lack of imagination, this carving inside the church recreates how the event may have looked. :-)
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In Aleppo, Syria's 2nd largest city, we stayed in a very cute hotel in the old souk called Dar Halabia.
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The citadel in Aleppo was originally built as a crusader castle. It still dominates the city skyline from atop a large hill overlooking the city. We're having tea and enjoying the view. :-)
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The view of Aleppo from the top.
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