Qaṣr al‐Mshattā (English: Palace of Mushatā)

Japanese: ムシャッター宮殿 - ムシャッターきゅうでん（英語表記）Qaṣr al‐Mshattā

This Umayyad fortress-style palace remains about 41km southeast of Amman, Jordan. It was built (partly unfinished) by Caliph Walid II (reigned 743-744). It has a square plan with sides of 145m, and is the second largest Umayyad palace after the Anjār Palace southwest of Baalbek. The palace is divided into three parts, east and west, and the central part is further divided into three parts, north and south, with a basilica-style three-petaled Throne Room at the very back. The outer walls (brick and stone) are reinforced with towers, but what has made this palace particularly famous is the southern façade (limestone, which shows the development of patterns from the early Islamic period.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ヨルダン，アンマーンの南東約41kmに残るウマイヤ朝の城砦風宮殿。カリフ，ワリード2世(在位743‐744)によって建造(一部未完成)。一辺145mの正方形プランで，ウマイヤ朝宮殿建築としては，バールベクの南西のアンジャールAnjār宮殿に次ぐ規模を誇る。宮殿は東西に3分割，さらに中央部は南北に3分割され，その最奥部にはバシリカ風の三弁形の〈玉座の間〉が設けられている。外壁(煉瓦，石)は塔で補強されているが，とくに同宮殿の名を高めたのはイスラム時代初期の文様の発達を示す南側ファサード(石灰岩。

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