Architectural Styles
Umayyad
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
661-750
- Byzantine and Persian Influences
- monumental scale
- grand mosques
- horseshoe arch
- pointed arches (later)
- colourful intricate mosaics
- calligraphic inscriptions of Quaranic verses
- decorative tiles
- large courtyards
- ypostyle prayer Halls,
- minarets,
- decorative architectural feature (muqarnas)
- large domes
- urban infrastructure incl roads, bridges, and water supply systems
- cities with mosques, markets, and administrative buildings
- desert castles with military, residential, and recreational functions.
- Syria
- Palestine
- Spain
- North Afirca
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Accommodation Examples
- Mosques
- Lavish Palaces (Qasr)
- Fortifications
- Mausoleums
- Great Mosque of Damascus
- Dome of the Rock
- Great Mosque of Cordoba
- Qusayr Amra Amman,
- Palace of Mshatta,
- Al-Walid Mosque Aleppo,
- Desert castles – Qasr al-Hayr and Qasr Amra,
- Al-Aqsa Mosque,
- Mosque of Ibn Tulun
- Caravanserai / khān (route inns)
- Urban khans and merchant lodging
- Ribāṭs (frontier/coastal lodges)
- Mosque-adjacent charitable shelter
- Waqf-like charitable lodging
- Official postal/relay system (barīd)
- Private hospitality networks
Desert route stations / caravanserai-like complexes (Bilād al-Shām)
- Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi (Syria)
- Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi (Syria)
- Qasr al-Kharana (Jordan)
Landmarks
Original Accommodation
Adapted Visitor Accommodation
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