Hammam As-Sarah: The Umayyad Bathhouse in Photos

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Built for the Umayyad estate at nearby Qasr Al-Hallabat, Hammam As-Sarah is a small 8th-century bathhouse that shows how a warm bath worked in a dry land. This album goes from the outside of the building and its reused wreath lintel into the reception hall and the changing, warm and domed hot rooms, down to the floors and stone pillars of the heating system, and out to the well, the water-wheel base and the fountain basin of the garden.

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29 photos of Hammam As-Sarah

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The bathhouse with its dome and arched entrance behind low walls, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
01The Bathhouse
The bathhouse seen across the plain, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
02Across the Plain
The bathhouse and its dome under a blue sky, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
03Under a Blue Sky
The bathhouse and the restored gate seen together, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
04The Whole Complex
A side wall with a small window and the dome behind, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
05Wall and Dome
A corner of the reception hall walls, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
06The Corner of the Hall
The gate reassembled from its original stones, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
07The Restored Gate
A reused Roman lintel carved with a knotted wreath, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
08The Wreath Lintel
The rebuilt dome of the hot room, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
09The Dome
The curve of the dome rising from the walls, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
10Curve of the Dome
The reception hall in front of the domed bath, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
11The Reception Hall
The reconstructed pavement of the reception hall, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
12The Hall Pavement
A barrel-vaulted room lit by a small window, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
13A Barrel Vault
Doorways leading from one bath room to the next, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
14From Room to Room
A window and arch in the bath walls, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
15Window and Arch
The cross vault of the warm room, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
16The Cross Vault
The ribbed dome of the hot room seen from below, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
17The Umbrella Dome
The service area beside the furnace, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
18The Service Area
A single stone pillar of the heating system, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
19A Stone Pillar
Stacks of stone discs that held up a heated floor, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
20Stacked Discs
The floor of a heated room in the bath, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
21The Bath Floor
Rows of stone pillars under a heated room, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
22The Hypocaust
Stone pillars of the hypocaust, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
23Under the Floor
Hypocaust pillars in the dark under the floor, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
24In the Dark
The round stone base of the water-lifting wheel, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
25The Water-Wheel Base
The stone-lined opening of the well, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
26The Well
The well shaft under a protective grille, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
27The Covered Well
The round stone base of the water-lifting wheel seen from another angle, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
28Around the Water-Wheel Base
The fountain basin carved from a single stone, Hammam As-Sarah, Jordan
29The Garden Fountain

About this album

Site

Hammam As-Sarah, Eastern Desert

Region

Eastern Desert

Coordinates

32.0834° N, 36.3631° E

Photos

29 photos

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