Qasr Mshatta

Mshatta, also known as Qasr al-Mushatta (Arabic: قصر المشتى, romanized: Qasr al-Mshatta, lit. 'Winter Palace'), is the ruin of an Umayyad winter palace, probably commissioned by Caliph Al-Walid II during his brief reign (743-744). The ruins are located approximately 30 km south of Amman, Jordan, north of Queen Alia International Airport, and are part of a string of castles, palaces and caravanserais known collectively in Jordan and the wider Southern Levant region as the Desert Castles (qasr, pl. qusur). Though much of the ruins can still be found in situ, the most striking feature of the palace, its facade, has been removed and is on display at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. The complex was never completed.

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Qasr Mshatta zajmuje 1395. miejsce na 3813 w rankingu rozpoznawalności zamków tego atlasu i 9. wśród 11 obiektów w Jordanii. Powstał w 743 i jest starszy niż 97% datowanych obiektów atlasu — jeden z 17 obiektów atlasu powstałych w VIII wiek. Zobacz w statystykach zamków, jak wypada Jordania.

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