Aanjar.
..... ....On
your way to the arcaded palace ahead, notice the numerous slabs of stone that
cover the top of what was the city's drainage and sewage system. These manholes
are convincing evidence of the city's well-planned infrastructure.
The great or main palace itself was the first landmark to emerge in 1949 when
Aanjar was discovered. One wall and several arcades of the southern half of
the palace have been reconstructed. As you stand in the 40-square-meter open
courtyard, it is easy to picture the palace towering around you all four sides.
Just to the north of the palace are the sparse remains of a mosque measuring
45x32 meters. The mosque had two public entrances and a private one for the
caliph. If you enjoy a good game of archaeological hide and seek, the second
palace is the place for you. It is decorated with much finer and more intricate
engravings, rich in motifs borrowed from the Greco-Roman tradition. Very little
reconstruction has been done to this palace so its floors and grounds are
in their natural state. With patience you will find stone carvings of delightful
owls, eagles, seashells and the famous acanthus leaves.
More evidence of the Umayyad dependence on the architectural traditions of
other cultures appears some 20 meters north of this second palace. These Umayyad
baths contain the three classical sections of the Roman bath: the vestiary
where patrons changed clothing before their bath and rested afterwards, and
three rooms for cold, warm and hot water. The size of the vestiary indicates
the bath was more than a source of physical well-being but also a center of
social interaction. A second, smaller, bath or similar design is marked on
the map...... ....
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