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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On the axis of the entrance to the audience hall is the throne alcove. Its back wall is decorated with the picture of an enthroned ruler flanked by two attendants carrying fly whisks over the throne. The ruler, who is referred to as a prince (Amir) in a band of Arabic inscription written in Kufic character, above the throne, sits on a baldachine throne set within a structure of two columns carrying an arcuated lintel.
© 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.