On the southern side of the court is the liwan, an arrangement for which the houses of Damascus are noted.

Opposite the liwan is a large room paved with marble, with a handsome fountain in the centre.

The floors and fountains are all of marble mosaic; the arches of the liwan glitter with gold, and the walls bewilder the eye with the intricacy of their adornments.

A large marble tank, in front of the open, arched liwan, supplies it with water.