Hisham's Palace
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Hisham's Palace is an early Islamic archaeological site near Jericho, renowned for its elaborate Umayyad-era architecture and intricate mosaic floors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hisham's Palace canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Umayyad palace
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Umayyad architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
|
| completionDate | 8th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 8th century ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad period
|
| currentUse | archaeological park ⓘ |
| damageDate | 8th century ⓘ |
| damagedBy | earthquake ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| era | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Dimitri Baramki ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
garden layout
ⓘ
hypocaust heating system ⓘ ornamental pool ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Jericho ⓘ |
| hasPart |
agricultural estate
ⓘ
audience hall ⓘ bath complex ⓘ courtyard ⓘ mosque ⓘ residential palace ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important early Islamic archaeological site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | major tourist attraction near Jericho ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jericho
ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ West Bank ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jericho ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
mosaic ⓘ stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Tree of Life mosaic
ⓘ
Umayyad-era stucco decoration ⓘ elaborate mosaic floors ⓘ figural mosaics ⓘ geometric mosaics ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| region | Jordan Valley ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.