Author/Authors :
arce, ignacio ministry of culture - spanish institute for cultural heritage (ipce) - spanish archaeological mission to jordan, Spain , arce, ignacio tors university of copenhague - carsten niebuhr institute, Denmark
Title Of Article :
THE UMAYYAD BATHS AT AMMAN CITADEL AND HAMMAM AL-SARAH ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION: THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL VALUE OF THE UMAYYAD BATHS
Abstract :
The aim of this paper is two-folded: Firstly to present and review two relevant case-studies of Umayyad bath-houses from Jordan consolidated and restored under the direction of the author, which illustrate different approaches in design and conception according to their respective urban and suburban contexts; Secondly, to analyze their social and political value, elicited from the supposed use given to them, according to their natural environs and socio-cultural contexts, as well as some relevant technical aspects of the way they were put into service and used.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Umayyad architecture , bath , house , Jordan
