Qusayr Amra: Architecture
The most fascinating of the Umayyad castles, with extensive fresco paintings in the audience hall and bath complex. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.
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Inside the well house there is a restored saqiyah, a water lifting apparatus to fill the elevated tank from the well.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
The most fascinating of the Umayyad castles, with extensive fresco paintings in the audience hall and bath complex. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.
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