View of old Umayyad Palace, one of the well-preserved buildings at Jabal al-Qal'a, the old roman citadel hill of Amman, Jordan

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The huge Umayyad Palace complex stretches over the northern part of Citadel Hill. Part of the palace was built over pre-existing Roman structures, and an entire colonnaded Roman street was incorporated into it. Built after 720, when Amman was a provincial capital, the complex probably combined the residential quarters of the governor of Amman with administrative offices. It was still in use during the Islamic Abbasid (750–969) and Fatimid (969–1179) periods, although much of the brand-new palace was never rebuilt following a devastating earthquake in 749.

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Size: 6016px × 4016px
Location: Amman, Jordan
Photo credit: © Francesco Dazzi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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