21 before-and-after photos showing what five years of war has done to Aleppo

Around this time last year, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad launched the final assault onAleppo.

Today, we can reflect on what the city looked like before the deadly conflict.

From bullet-strewn streets to collapsed hospitals and hotels, this is what Aleppo looked like before the war.

1. Hotel Carlton - Al Qalaa Street

2. The Plaza

3. Old Aleppo markets

4. Shabba Mall - Izaz Road

5. Umayyad Mosque - Hawl Al Qalaa St

6. Street leading to the Citadel of Aleppo

7. Hotel Dar-Zamaria

8. The plaza in front of the Citadel of Aleppo.

9. Municipal Palace

10. The Maronite Church

Picture: Getty

11. The plaza in front of the grand mosque

12. Dar Al-Ifta in Aleppo

13. Kindi Hospital

14. Bab Al-Nasr

15. A tourist hotel

16.  Citadel of Aleppo

17. A restuarant outside the Citadel

18. Aleppo Chamber of Industry

19. Beit Wakil

20. Facilities at Yarmouk Athletic Club

21. Aleppo’s Forty Martyrs church

Photo credits: Olympia Restuaurant and Getty

More: If you're appalled by what's going on in Aleppo here are six ways you can help