Mosque complex in Damascus is restored - in pictures
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Workers lay tiles inside the Sulaymaniyya Takiyya mosque complex in Damascus. All photos: AFP -
The Syrian authorities are restoring the site -
The 16th century complex includes a mosque and a cemetery -
It became an important stop for pilgrims travelling to Makkah in the centuries following its construction -
The mosque is considered the most important Ottoman cultural building in Damascus -
A stroll in the complex -
A ceiling in the Sulaymaniyya Takiyya mosque complex -
Architects visit one of the buildings -
Renovation work is under way -
Mountains rise behind the complex in Damascus
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