Qasr Al Mushatta

(Al Mushatta Palace)

Just south of Amman, Qasr Al Mushatta offers an excellent example of characteristic Umayyad architecture. The castle is an incomplete square palace with elaborate decoration and vaulted ceilings.

The immense brick walls of the complex stretch 144 meters in each direction and at least 23 round towers once nestled along these walls.

The palace mosque is sited in a traditional position, inside and to the right of the main castle entrance. There is a powerful symmetry in the planning with a tendency for compartmentalization, often into three sections.