STF258581 Representation of a palace (mosaic) by Byzantine School, (8th century); Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria; (add.info.: Mosaik mit Darstellung eines Palastes in der Omaijaden-Moschee; known as the \'Barada\' frieze this may depict Paradise (Firdaus) or the city of Damascus with the Barada river flowing below; the Caliph Al Walid is said to have used borrowed Byzantine craftsmen and mosaicists;); Bildarchiv Steffens; out of copyright.