Architecture in Palestine

historical city center controlled by Palestinian Authority

thumb|Reception hall of Azm Palace|Azem Palace in [[Damascus, Syria, using ablaq technique (18th century)]]Ablaq (; particolored; literally 'piebald') is an architectural technique involving alternating or fluctuating rows of light and dark stone. It is an Arabic term describing a technique associated with Islamic architecture in the Arab world. The technique is used primarily for decorative effect. It may have its origins in earlier Byzantine architecture in the region, where alternating layers of white stone and orange brick were used in construction. Its use began early in the history of Is

free-standing dome in the northern Temple Mount in Jerusalem

building in Jaffa

architecture of the Umayyad Caliphate

museum in Bethlehem

old city in Gaza Strip

Clock tower in Nablus, West Bank

thumb|right|350px|An architectural drawing of a typical Levantine house, with the liwan area in grey. Liwan (, , from Persian ) is a long narrow-fronted hall or vaulted portal in ancient and modern Levantine homes that is often open to the outside. An Arabic loanword to English, it is ultimately derived from the Persian , which preceded by the article al ("the"), came to be said as in Arabic, and later, English.

Islamic building in Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem

former cinema in Tel Aviv

art and history museum in West Bank, Palestine

Central Museum of Archaeology in the State of Palestine

Hebron University Archaeological Museum

Old city in the West Bank, Palestine