Qasr Mushatta

Qasr Mushatta
قصر المشتى (Qasr al-Mshatta)
The façade of Qasr Mushatta in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin
General information
Type	palace (qasr)
Architectural style	Umayyad
Location	Jordan, near Queen Alia International Airport
Coordinates	31°44′15″N 36°0′37″E / 31.73750°N 36.01028°E / 31.73750; 36.01028
Elevation	730 meters
Construction started	743-744 CE
Completed	never completed
Client	Caliph Al-Walid II
Technical details
Floor area	144 x 144 meters

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Qasr Mushatta (Arabic: قصر المشتى, romanized: Qasr al-Mshatta, lit. 'Winter Palace') is the ruin of an Umayyad winter palace, probably commissioned by Caliph Al-Walid II during his brief reign (743-744). The ruins are located approximately 30 km south of Amman, Jordan, north of Queen Alia International Airport, and are part of a string of castles, palaces and caravanserais known collectively in Jordan and the wider Southern Levant region as the Desert Castles (qasr, pl. qusur). Though much of the ruins can still be found in situ, the most striking feature of the palace, its facade, has been removed and is on display at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. The complex was never completed.^{[citation needed]}