The Umayyads: The Rise of Islamic Art: 1 (Islamic Art in the Mediterranean) by Ghazi Bisheh & Fawzi Zayadine & Mohammad al-Asad & Ina Kehrberg & Lara Tohme

Author:Ghazi Bisheh & Fawzi Zayadine & Mohammad al-Asad & Ina Kehrberg & Lara Tohme [Bisheh, Ghazi]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenze
Published: 2000-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

One of the most striking features of Umm al-Jimal is the black basalt stone from which the buildings were constructed. The dark stone, which gives the town and even the ruins today a somewhat daunting sense, is volcanic rock that is abundant in the area. The stone was not only used for walls but also for the roof construction made of stone beams resting on corbels or on narrowly spaced arches. Even the doors were made of stone slabs rather than wood. This extensive use of stone is largely responsible for the survival of a considerable number of the buildings at the site.

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Praetorium, view of interior, Umm al-Jimal.

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