Qasr Azraq

Date: original structure ca. 4th century CE, rebuilt 1237 CE
Image View Description: Exterior: Central Yard Facing Northwest
Style/Period: Ayyubid
Style/Period 2: Umayyad
Location: Azraq (Jordan)
Notes: The Romans built a stone structure using the local basalt stone that formed a basis for later constructions on the site, a structure used by the Byzantine and Umayyad empires. The castle underwent its final major stage of building in 1237 CE, when 'Izz ad-Din Aybak, an emir of the Ayyubids, redesigned and fortified it. The fortress in its present form dates to this period.
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