Church of the Virgin Mary

Date: ca. 6th century CE, ca. 767 CE
Image View Description: Interior: Northern Apse Wall Fragments
Style/Period: Byzantine
Style/Period 2: Umayyad
Location: Madaba (Jordan)
Notes: This Church was built in the sixth century on top of a Roman temple. The elaborate geometric area with its central medallion is a later renovation from the Umayyad period, and is dated 767 AD.
Record ID: 1617_jordan2016_madabaarchaeologicalpark1_img_034


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