Qasr al-Abd
The Hellenistic palace from the 2nd cent. BC with life-size lion reliefs and leopard fountains is an architectural monument of unique character in Jordan.
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The walls are constructed out of large stone blocks, up to 6 m long and 3 m high, but only about a meter thick.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
The Hellenistic palace from the 2nd cent. BC with life-size lion reliefs and leopard fountains is an architectural monument of unique character in Jordan.