Used as a hunting lodge by the seventh- and eighth-century Muslim Ummayad dynasty, from what little remains, including some excellent mosaics, it is obvious that it must have been palatial.
Scholars doubt whether the building was once used as a palace.
mnli hypothesis: Scholars doubt whether the building was once used as a palace. premise: Used as a hunting lodge by the seventh- and eighth-century Muslim Ummayad dynasty, from what little remains, including some excellent mosaics, it is obvious that it must have been palatial.