Hammam as-Sarah
| Hammam al-Sarah | |
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 View from the back of the bath house (the furnace chamber) while under reconstruction | |
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| Alternative names | Hammam as-Sarkh, Hammam as-Sarakh |
| General information | |
| Type | bath house |
| Architectural style | Umayyad |
| Location | Zarqa Governorate, Jordan |
Hammam al-Sarah is an Umayyad bathhouse in Jordan, built in connection with the complex of Qasr al-Hallabat, which stands some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the west.[1]
Description
Qasr al-Hallabat is one of the Umayyad buildings collectively known as the desert castles. Its design shows similarities to that of Qusayr 'Amra, another one of the desert castles.[1] The design consists of a rectangular audience hall as well as the actual baths.[1] The baths comprise an apodyterium (undressing room), tepidarium (warm room) and caldarium (hot room), with attached furnace, water well, water lifting device (Sakia), and raised water tank.[1] The remains of a roofless mosque next to the furnace are of recent date.[1] As of 2007 or earlier, most of the bath complex as well as the accompanying mosaics and sculpture were being conserved.[2]
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The caldarium, before the reconstruction of the dome -
The eastern side of the building during reconstruction works
See also
References
32°05′34″N 36°19′41″E / 32.0929°N 36.3280°E
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