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Amman Citadel The Amman Citadel is a national historic site at the center of downtown Amman, Jordan. Known in Arabic as Jabal al-Qal'a , located on a hill in the middle of Amman , the citadel was occupied as early as the Neolithic period . The Citadel is considered an important site because it has had a long history of occupation by many great civilizations. Most of the buildings still visible at the site are from the Roman, Byzantine, and Umayyad periods. The major buildings at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace. Now I’m going to show you some pictures that I captured on the site: Temple of Hercules

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Amman Citadel

The Amman Citadel is a national historic site at the center of downtown Amman, Jordan. Known in Arabic as Jabal al-Qal'a , located on a hill in the middle of Amman , the citadel was occupied as early as the Neolithic period .

The Citadel is considered an important site because it has had a long history of occupation by many great civilizations. Most of the buildings still visible at the site are from the Roman, Byzantine, and Umayyad periods. The major buildings at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace.

Now I’m going to show you some pictures that I captured on the site:

Temple of Hercules

The great temple of Hercules (Herakls)Larger than any temple in Rome itself, The temple portico is framed by six 33-foot tall columns. The absence of columns on the rest of the structure, has convinced the excavator that the temple was actually left unfinished.

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Byzantine Church

The Byzantine basilica was constructed in the 5th-6th centuries AD. Its nave is flanked by two rows of columns. The photo looks eastwards from the entrance down the length of the nave, towards the partially reconstructed semicircular wall of the apse.

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Governor's Palace and Mosque

This view looking north shows the domed entrance (vestibule) to the Umayyad governor's palace (8th century) in the background. The dome is a modern reconstruction that gives the building an odd, Pac-Man-like appearance. The entrance to the vestibule is the large semicircular archway below the dome. In the foreground are the remains of the palace mosque, whose column bases surround an open courtyard. A short section of the mosque's wall has been reerected here.

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Dome of the Vestibule

The interior of the dome of the Umayyad vestibule is shown here. This is a modern recreation; the original dome's interior would have been painted and plastered, giving a much different appearance.

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Colossal Roman Statue

These hand and elbow fragments belonged to colossal statue from the Roman period and were found near the Temple Of Hercules.

The Ayyubid watch tower

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A view toward the south “Amman”

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Nour Mohammad Salo

Islamic Architcture