Castle of al-Kharana (Qasr al-Kharana), 705-710, 8th Century A.D., stone building

Detail. View on the castle from the inside with archs lying on columns and supporting barrel vault; the castle was built in the early Umayyad period by the caliph Walid 1st; it is an important example of early Islamic art and architecture; it is a synthesis of different traditional styles that shows the influence of the once new islamic religion; this creates a new style; the entire stucture is typical of sirian architecture, influenced itstelf by roman and byzantin style, with several rooms placed around the main room or the main courtyard. Castle of al-Kharana, Amman, Amman, Jordan