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

Detail. Al-Kharana cerimonial western hall of the 1st floor in sasanian style with archs lying on columns supporting barrel vaults; the castle was built in the early Umayyad period by the caliph Walid the First, 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 Byzantine style, with several rooms placed around the main room or the main courtyard. Castle of al-Kharana, Amman, Amman, Jordan