Untitled
The Umayyad Palace in the citadel (8th c. AD) – Amman – Jordan
The palace dates back to the early islamic period and is built on the acropole next to roman ruins of ancient Philadelphia, the antique name of Amman.
(part of the sculpted stone decoration and the wooden dome have been reconstructed by the Department of Antiquities)
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Steve & Lesley
stunning work
Hélène David-Cuny replied
Thank you Steve, always the first you are !
JUSTART
great shot
Hélène David-Cuny replied
Thanks Justart !
Alain Safa
Great contrast of light and material.super come toujours
Hélène David-Cuny replied
Again thanks a lot Alain !
Eyal Nahmias
well lit, composed and exposed. beautiful. Thanks for sharing with the Art of the Middle East group.
Hélène David-Cuny replied
Thank you Eyal !
Peter Hammer
Beautiful Helene. Pity they couldn’t give the new wooden dome a treatment to look really old as it just doesn’t fit with the old stone work. Still it is great to see that they are restoring and preserving history rather than pulling it down as we seem to do too often in our cities.
Hélène David-Cuny replied
Patina will come faster than you think… And they depend more on tourism than we do, the main question remaining here and there the economical one unfortunately…
sfmilner
Greetings Helene; Beautiful structure and image!
steve
Hélène David-Cuny replied
Thank you Steve for your visit !
vaquera
Beautiful!
Hélène David-Cuny replied
Thank you Vaquera !
FailingMemory
Wow.
Hélène David-Cuny replied
Yes, it’s really impressive. Thanks always !
♥Trena Sheffi...
Hélène David-Cuny replied
Thanks a lot Trena, for such a good news !
Ryan Davison
Congratulations on your feature.
Hélène David-Cuny replied
Thanks a lot Ryan !
clickinhistory
well done on the feature and a wonderful capture of a wonderful building, the composition really flows through the shapes of the construction
Hélène David-Cuny replied
I was very lucky they didn’t make it slightly bigger, woul have exceeded the size of my lense… Thanks Richard !
Sharon Mau
It is beautiful Helene.
Hélène David-Cuny replied
Thank you Sharon !