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dc.coverage.spatialSite: near Amman (Jordan)en_US
dc.creatorWalid ibn Yazid, Caliphen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-27T14:36:49Z
dc.date.available2010-09-27T14:36:49Z
dc.identifier148369en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/55580en_US
dc.descriptionAs one of the largest and most impressive of the Umayyad palaces, the unfinished, tawny-toned limestone and brick complex at Qasr al-Mshatta includes an entrance hall, mosque, an audience hall, and residential quarters. It is located in the Jordan desert approximately 32 kilometers south of Amman, a short distance from the Queen Alia International Airport. A product of the late Umayyad period, it is speculated by several scholars that the Umayyad caliph al-Walid II built Mshatta during his brief reign (743-44) in an effort to commemorate his authority. Construction concluded in 744 when he was assassinated. Massive in size-at 144 sq. meters-it provided accommodation for a large group of people for ceremonial performances and lodging. Byzantine and Sassanian influence is evident in the stone and brickwork, and its plan and design. Source: Archneten_US
dc.descriptionexterior, view showing corner door detail, 1992en_US
dc.format.mediumbricken_US
dc.format.mediumstoneen_US
dc.relation.ispartof114890en_US
dc.rights(c) June Williamson 1992en_US
dc.subjectDesertsen_US
dc.subjectPalacesen_US
dc.subjectFortsen_US
dc.subjectIslam -- Historyen_US
dc.subjectJordanen_US
dc.subjectUmayyad dynastyen_US
dc.subjectArchitecture, Domesticen_US
dc.subjectWalid ibn Yazid, Caliph, d. 744en_US
dc.subjectQasrsen_US
dc.subjectArchitecture, Islamic --Jordanen_US
dc.titleQasr al-Mshattaen_US
dc.title.alternativeQasr Mshattaen_US
dc.title.alternativeQasr al Mshattaen_US
dc.title.alternativeQasr el-Mshattaen_US
dc.title.alternativeUmayyad Palaceen_US
dc.typeImageen_US
dc.rights.accessAll rights reserveden_US
dc.identifier.vendorcodeWilliamson 15-24en_US
vra.culturalContextIslamicen_US
vra.culturalContextJordanianen_US
vra.techniqueconstructionen_US
vra.worktypePalaceen_US
dc.contributor.displaypatron: Caliph Walid ibn Yazid (Islamic, ruled 743-744)en_US


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