A surprisingly small museum for such impressive collections. Its treasures offer a splendid insight into the nation’s historical and cultural diversity from prehistory to Byzantium. Objects are distinguished by influences ranging from Egyptian, throu..

Central Amman’s principal ancient monument, the theatre covers the north flank of Jebel al-Taj, its contours emerging above the top row of seating. It was built in the late 2C. Composed of three blocks of fifteen rows, its cavea accommodated 6 000 ..

Founded in 1980 by the Royal Society of Fine Arts, the national gallery has an inspiring contemporary art collection , one of the best in the Middle East. Note the sombre works of Iraqi Jawdat Hassib, and those by Jordanians Ali Ghul, with silk inla..

Built in honour of car enthusiast King Hussein, the museum recounts the history of Jordan through the prism of the motor cars belonging to its successive monarchs. Its rich collection will delight car buffs. One of the star exhibits is the Lincoln C..

Pending relocation to the buildings of the new national museum on King Talal St, the museum currently occupies the western section of the ancient theatre. Collections of costumes, culinary utensils, tools, arms, musical instruments… illustrating the ..

Like the Folklore Museum , this museum should soon be merged into the new national museum on King Talal St. For the moment, its collections are well presented in the eastern section of the ancient theatre. They are mainly women’s costumes and jewel..

Opposite the Roman theatre stood the citadel, or Jebel al-Qalaal, which throughout the first millennium AD kept watch from behind its ramparts over the population of Philadelphia (the city’s name at that time). Of this fortified city, there remain ve..

It is hard to miss the imposing blue and white dome of this mosque, flanked by two minarets. The octagonal layout resembles Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock. This example of contemporary Islamic art draws on traditional motifs ( mouqarnas , moucharabiehs..

The remains of this huge Umayyad palace complex include vestiges of a vast entrance hall , baths , a cistern and a colonnade lined by thirteen columns , allowing the visitor to imagine it at its height in the 8C, when it stood along with lodging..

Situated on the outskirts of Amman, on the main Jordanian road linking Irbid to Aqaba, this vast park is a verdant haven of peace. Planted with hundreds of pines, it is popular on Fridays among families from the capital. From its highest point, there..

Two slender minarets mark this mosque ( not open to visitors ). In the Ottoman style, albeit reconstructed in 1924 on the site of an ancient sanctuary, it is the holiest site in the city. Around noon on Friday when the week’s main prayers take place,..