Jarash

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Jarash, Jordan: Roman ruins of Gerasa

ancient city of Gerasa

Jarash

historical site, Jordan

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Western architecture
Second period, after 313 ce
At Jarash in Jordan the church of the Apostles and Martyrs (465) is a cross inscribed in a square, heralding a typically Byzantine plan of later centuries. Also at Jarash, the triple church dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian, to St. John the Baptist, and to…
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At Jarash in Jordan the church of the Apostles and Martyrs (465) is a cross inscribed in a square, heralding a typically Byzantine plan of later centuries. Also at Jarash, the triple church dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian, to St. John the Baptist, and to…
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