Quseir Amra

Artist/Designer: Designer Unknown

Project Location: Zarqa, Jordan

Figure 1: Federica Leone, Quseir Amra fresco. Source: Federica Leone, Quseir Amra. Digital Image. ( Photographer: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/327/gallery/ )

Figure 2: Federica Leone, Quseir Amra fresco of female. Source: Federica Leone, Quseir Amra. Digital Image. ( Photographer: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/327/gallery/ )

Figure 3: Federica Leone, Quseir Amra celestial fresco on vaulted bath ceiling. Source: Federica Leone, Quseir Amra. Digital Image. ( Photographer: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/327/gallery/ )

Figure 4: Ko Hon Chiu Vincent, Quseir Amra fresco. Source: Ko Hon Chiu Vincent, Quseir Amra. Digital Image. ( Photographer: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/327/gallery/ )

Figure 5: Jean-Jacques Gelbart, Quseir Amra. Source: Editions Gelbart, Quseir Amra. Digital Image ( Photographer: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/327/gallery/ )

Figure 6: Ko Hon Chiu Vincent, Quseir Amra. Source: Ko Hon Chiu Vincent, Quseir Amra. Digital Image. ( Photographer: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/327/gallery/ )

Style/Period(s):
No Style/Period Assigned.

Primary Material(s):
Stone

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Qusayr Amra. “Qusayr Amra” or “Qasr Amra” | Accessed : October 27, 2014

Significant Date(s):
1st Century, 11th Century

Additional Information:
Official name: Quseir Amra. Location: Zarqa Governorate, Jordan. UNESCO World Heritage Site, cultural designation in 1985. Built: 705 AD. Elevation: 520m. Quseir Amra/Qasr Amra/Qusayr Amra is the best known of the dessert castles located in present-day Jordan. It is considered one of the most important examples of early Islamic art and architecture. The building is part of a larger complex that included the castle. It is significant in large part due to the frescoes that remain inside, depicting scenes of hunting, women and an accurate depiction of the zodiac.

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