Facade of the Mshatta Palace in Jordan, a gift from Sultan Abdul Hamid II to Wilhelm II in 1903

‎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