Among the mosques, local palaces, and other buildings from this time, mosaics and wall paintings became more common, although the designs remained fairly stable and simple in the region that is today Syria. Later, due to Persian influence, stucco was added.
In the 1100s the style and use of buildings began to develop and change as Seljuk architecture brought in the madrasah, or Islamic school. Among the first of these were a couple in Damascus, including al Adiliyah and az Zahiriyah. The Seljuks also began to build with more stone than brick, like the predecessor rulers.
The next great influence came from the Mamluk rulers. They changed little in regards to style, but began to group buildings together as mosques, madrasahs, and other buildings were generally linked together or sat side by side; more of an urban planning change than an architectural one. The Mamluks were great builders though and left behind thousands of structures. There are dozens of Mamluk buildings still standing from this rule in Damascus and throughout Syria.
From this point until the 1900s Syria fell under foreign rulers, primarily the Ottoman Turks. Under this rule construction continued, but few monumental buildings were erected. Of the structures built most were similar in style to both previous and latter buildings.