Qasr al-Mushatta

Alternative Names
قصر المشتى
Qasr Mushatta
Winter Palace
Qasr al-Mshatta
Date
begun 743–744 CE; never completed
Work Type
palace
fortress
Style/Period
Umayyad

Possibly commissioned by Caliph Al-Walid II (r. 743–744). Much of the ruin is in situ, except the striking façade which was brought to Germany in the early 20th century and installed in the Pergamon Museum.

References

  • Northwest chamber
  • Northeast chamber
  • Audience hall
  • Columned hall
  • Southwest chamber
  • Northeast room in corner
  • North side of site
  • South façade, view of reconstructed arches and into site
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