Umayyad Palace
The Umayyad Palace (Arabic: القصر الأموي) is a large palatial complex from the Umayyad period, located on the Citadel Hill (Jabal al-Qal'a) of Amman, Jordan. Built during the first half of the 8th century, it is now largely ruined, with a restored domed entrance chamber, known as the "kiosk" or "monumental gateway".[1][2]
See also
- Desert castles, the common English name of a series of Umayyad fortified palaces and lodges (pl. qusur, sing. qasr) from the Southern Levant.
External links
- Qantara Mediterranean Heritage, Umayyad Palace of Amman
- Andrew Petersen, Dictionary of Islamic Architecture, Jordan, Sassanian Influence ('Eastern'), p. 139
References
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Umayyad desert castles
- Qusayr 'Amra
- Qasr al-Azraq
- Qasr Bayir
- Qasr Burqu'
- Qasr al-Hallabat
- Qasr Kharana
- Qasr Mushatta
- Al-Muwaqqar
Qasr al-Mushash
- Qasr Al-Qastar
- Hammam as-Sarah
- Qasr Tuba
- Umayyad Palace
- Umm al-Walid
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