Hisham's palace and its famous mosaics in Jericho

Hisham's Palace and the mosaics were very recently renovated and the mosaics are now covered and protected by a special shield and that's why there has been quite a lot of attention for the place, even from the world media, because the mosaics are one of the largest mosaic carpets in such a good shape, in the world. The mosaics cover an area of about 900 square meters. In this episode you can learn about the Umayyads, why they built palaces in the desert and I will take you on a virtual tour ...