Palace of Ghamdan (Sanaa)

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The elevated mound which extends from the east of the Great Mosque to the north of Babel Yemen are what is left of the ruins of Ghamdan’s Palace.

Historical records describe it as being rectangular in shape, its corners of colored marble, twenty stories high with floor of a height of 10 cubits. The ceiling of the King’s quarters on the top floor was made of transparent marble “through which could be seen all birds”.

The palace was adorned with four hollow lion statues made of copper which when the wind blew through them, roared like real animals.

In front of the Palace stood a water clock and the courtyard contained a beautiful garden and canals. At the side of the courtyard grew a huge palm tree known as Aldalfa. The castle was destroyed in the days of Otman bin Affan.

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