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Aerial view of Amman, Jordan.
A view of downtown Amman, Jordan, as seen from the Citadel.
The Jordan Museum is located in the Ras al-‘Ayn area of Amman. The museum’s 10,000 sq m (108,000 sq ft) building covers 1.5 million years of Jordanian history and archaeology, starting from the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the present and even projecting into the future.
A view of Amman, Jordan, and the Roman Theater, which was built between A.D. 138 and 161 in honor of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius. The Roman Theater also houses the Amman Folklore Museum and the Amman Museum of Popular Traditions, both located in a series of rooms behind the two ground-level entrances.
The Amman Citadel, located in the heart of Amman, Jordan, on one of city's seven hills. Pictured here is part of the Roman-era hand of Hercules, all that remains of a massive statue that once stood 13 m (43 ft) tall at the temple honoring him. An inscription dates the temple’s construction to the term of the Roman Governor Geminius Marcianus (A.D. 161-166).
A view of the Temple of Hercules in the Amman Citadel in Jordan.
About 200 km (125 mi) south of the capital city of Amman, Jordan, lie the ruins of Petra, the "Rose City" and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. This monastery, dedicated to the god Obodas, dates from the first century BC and is Petra’s largest monument.
Petra, Jordan, was the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom, which flourished from the third century B.C. until its incorporation into the Roman Empire in A.D. 106. The photo shows one of Petra's most elaborate buildings, which was carved into the cliff face in the 2nd century B.C. Dubbed the "Treasury" (Al-Khazneh), the structure was likely the mausoleum of a Nabatean king.
The Street of Façades in Petra, Jordan, is made up of 44 tombs.
The Monastery (El-Deir) in Petra, Jordan.
Some of the ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa, present-day Jerash, Jordan.
The Arch of Hadrian was built to honor the visit of Roman Emperor Hadrian to Jerash (then called Gerasa), Jordan, in the winter of A.D. 129-130. The arch is 11 m high (36 ft), 37.45 m long (122 ft), and 9.25 m wide (30 ft wide). To the left and behind the arch is the Hippodrome, where chariot races were held.
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