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# Facade of the Mshatta Palace in Jordan, a gift from Sultan Abdul Hamid II to Wilhelm II in 1903
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/fasad-dvortsa-mushta-al-umaiiad-raspolozhennogo-v-iordanii-podarennyi-v-1903-godu-sultanom-abdul-khamidom-ii-germanskomu-imperatoru-vilgelmu-ii-v-kachestve-lichnogo-dara/
- Published: 2026-11-11T07:49:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-11T08:00:15.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: The East, Architecture, Monarchies, Museums, Heritage

‎The façade of the Mshatta al-Umayyad Palace, located in Jordan, presented in 1903 by Sultan Abdul Hamid II to the German Emperor Wilhelm II as a personal gift.

‎The palace dates from the first half of the 8th century and is believed to have been built before the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate.  
‎The wall of the façade is 5.07 metres high and 33 metres long.  
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The Mshatta Palace is the largest Umayyad palace discovered to date, and it is included on the UNESCO World Heritage list.  
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The façade was dismantled and taken to Europe, and Wilhelm at once presented it as a gift to the Berlin museum

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