AMMAN Qusayr Amra, located approximately 80 kilometres east of Amman, is one of the desert castles typical for the early Islamic period and the complex was built between 723AD and 743AD by Prince Walid, who would later become Umayyad Caliph Walid II (709-744). Qusayr Amra represents one of finest examples of Umayyad art and architecture known for its lavish and
AMMAN Qusayr Amra, located approximately 80 kilometres east of Amman, is one of the desert castles typical for the early Islamic period and the complex was built between 723AD and 743AD by Prince Walid, who would later become Umayyad Caliph Walid II (709-744). Qusayr Amra represents one of finest examples of Umayyad art and architecture known for its lavish and
AMMAN As a country deeply rooted in history, Jordan is home to some of the greatest monuments of human creativity and civilisation, noted archaeologist Mohammad Najjar during a two-day conference on archaeology and cultural heritage held at Al al-Bayt University in Mafraq earlier this month.He added that thousands of natural and cultural sites and archaeological landscapes
AMMAN A relatively new approach in the discipline, the archaeology of architecture was at the heart of a recent lecture held as part of the Department of Antiquities’ 100th anniversary festivities at the department’s headquarters in Amman.Delivering the lecture, titled “Archaeology of Architecture and the Analysis of the Historical Buildings”, Professor Ignacio Arce from the
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