Qusayr Amra
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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A group of onagers [Asiatic wild ass, extinct] within a fenced area being driven by horsemen and dogs toward a net where they would be trapped. Alongside the fence are a number of puppet-like figures holding torches apparently to scare the animals into the trap.
© 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.