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Jordan / The Desert Castles / Qasr Mushatta

Qasr Mushatta was once a true palace, but it is in the poorest state of repair of all the desert castles. Situated near the Queen Alia International airport, it is a huge square walled enclosure with round towers at the corners, five semi-circular ones and a monumental gateway on the south side. This was once embellished with lavish carvings, but these were given away in 1903 by Sultan Abdul Hamid II to the German Kaiser Wilhelm II. Wilhelm had them sent to Berlin, where they can now be seen in the Pergamum Museum. A few delicate carvings remain, some lying on the ground where they fell.






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