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'''The Mshatta Facade''' is a facade from |
'''The Mshatta Facade''' is a facade from a residential palace of [[Qasr Mshatta]] from the 8th century, currently installed in the south wing of the [[Pergamon Museum]] in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]. It is part of the permanent exhibition of the Museum für Islamische Kunst dedicated to [[Islamic art]] from the 8th to the 19th centuries. Mshatta was originally part of the [[Desert Castles]] in [[Jordan]]. |
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==History== |
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The facade belonged to the Mshatta palace, which was excavated about 30 km south of the |
The facade belonged to the Mshatta palace, which was excavated about 30 km south of the contemporary Jordanian capital of [[Amman]]. It is part of a winter residence and storage halls from the [[Umayyad]] period. The building of the palace probably dates to the era of the [[caliph]] [[Al-Walid II]] (743-744). After Al Walid was murdered, it had been deserted and later ruined in an [[earthquake]]. Unusually for an Umayyad building, the whole structure is built from burnt bricks resting on a foundation layer of finely dressed stone. The name of the place, Mshatta, is a name used by the [[Bedouin]]s in the area, and the original name remains in fact unknown. |
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The remains of the palace were excavated and discovered in 1840. The facade was a gift from the Ottoman Sultan [[Abdul Hamid II]] to Emperor [[Wilhelm II of Germany]]. A large part of it was brought to the then Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum (now the [[Bode Museum]]) in Berlin in 1903. In 1932 it has been reconstructed in the [[Pergamon Museum]]. It was seriously damaged during the [[Second World War]] and the bombardment of Berlin. Today, it is one of the most important exhibitions of the Museum für Islamische Kunst in the Pergamon Museum. It was reconstructed to a 33 metres long, 5 metres high facade, with two towers, demonstrating early Muslim art. |
The remains of the palace were excavated and discovered in 1840. The facade was a gift from the Ottoman Sultan [[Abdul Hamid II]] to Emperor [[Wilhelm II of Germany]]. A large part of it was brought to the then Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum (now the [[Bode Museum]]) in Berlin in 1903. In 1932 it has been reconstructed in the [[Pergamon Museum]]. It was seriously damaged during the [[Second World War]] and the bombardment of Berlin. Today, it is one of the most important exhibitions of the Museum für Islamische Kunst in the Pergamon Museum. It was reconstructed to a 33 metres long, 5 metres high facade, with two towers, demonstrating early Muslim art. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.jstor.org/pss/1291562 The Date and Meaning of Mshatta] |
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==References== |
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*Grabar, Oleg ''The Date and Meaning of Mshatta'' Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Vol. 41, Studies on Art and Archeology in Honor of Ernst Kitzinger on His Seventy-Fifth Birthday (1987), pp. 243-247 |
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*Enderlein, Volkmar ''Mshatta-A Caliphs Palace'' The Pergamon Museum Information leaflet No. ISL I, Berlin, 1996 |
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Revision as of 15:49, 8 September 2009
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The Mshatta Facade is a facade from a residential palace of Qasr Mshatta from the 8th century, currently installed in the south wing of the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany. It is part of the permanent exhibition of the Museum für Islamische Kunst dedicated to Islamic art from the 8th to the 19th centuries. Mshatta was originally part of the Desert Castles in Jordan.
History
The facade belonged to the Mshatta palace, which was excavated about 30 km south of the contemporary Jordanian capital of Amman. It is part of a winter residence and storage halls from the Umayyad period. The building of the palace probably dates to the era of the caliph Al-Walid II (743-744). After Al Walid was murdered, it had been deserted and later ruined in an earthquake. Unusually for an Umayyad building, the whole structure is built from burnt bricks resting on a foundation layer of finely dressed stone. The name of the place, Mshatta, is a name used by the Bedouins in the area, and the original name remains in fact unknown.
The remains of the palace were excavated and discovered in 1840. The facade was a gift from the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II to Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany. A large part of it was brought to the then Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum (now the Bode Museum) in Berlin in 1903. In 1932 it has been reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum. It was seriously damaged during the Second World War and the bombardment of Berlin. Today, it is one of the most important exhibitions of the Museum für Islamische Kunst in the Pergamon Museum. It was reconstructed to a 33 metres long, 5 metres high facade, with two towers, demonstrating early Muslim art.
52°31′16″N 13°23′46″E / 52.521°N 13.396°E
External links
References
- Grabar, Oleg The Date and Meaning of Mshatta Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Vol. 41, Studies on Art and Archeology in Honor of Ernst Kitzinger on His Seventy-Fifth Birthday (1987), pp. 243-247
- Enderlein, Volkmar Mshatta-A Caliphs Palace The Pergamon Museum Information leaflet No. ISL I, Berlin, 1996