Absolutely beautiful place. Go at sunset for views all across the city. The Architecture is stunning and you can spend ages wandering around at your leisure.
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Amman Citadel Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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Here are the ruins of what was once the capital of the kingdom of Abbas Amun, dating back to the 11th century BC. The ruins of the palace were built in AD 720. The hall is quite spectacular, with a dome on top. You can walk into the hall to recall the history and feel the long river of history flowing in your blood. There are also cisterns, Byzantine churches, and the tall stone pillars that hold up the temple of Hercules. You can carefully read the introduction on the introduction board to understand where this place is and what this thing is, and take out your camera in the evening to take a magnificent scene. There is also a Jordanian National Archaeological Museum with a collection of artifacts from all over Jordan.
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Amman Citadel Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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Absolutely beautiful place. Go at sunset for views all across the city. The Architecture is stunning and you can spend ages wandering around at your leisure.
Amman citadel is one of the best historic sites in Amman. The bonus is that it is also an amazing viewpoint!
Wir waren heute in der Zitadelle Amman. Mit dem Jordan pass kommt man kostenlos hier rein. Wir waren ungefähr 1 1/2 Stunden vor Ort.
In the 11th century BC, the kingdom of Amon, which worshipped the Egyptian sun god, built the capital on the castle hill, which was called "Amon" and later evolved into Amman. Around the castle hill, square, rectangular or round fortress or watchtower were built with large stones. Two statues of King Amon, excavated in archaeological excavations on the hilltop of the castle, prove that the art of carving of the Amons was similar to that of the Egyptians and Assyrians at the time. Around 300 BC, King Ptolemy II of Macedonia named Amman "Ferradefia" after him, and Philadelphia was mainly on the castle hill. Around AD, Amman became the capital of an important administrative region of the Arabian Wumayet dynasty, and then changed from Ferradfia to "Amman", where Arabs built a west-east Emil Palace on Castle Hill. The remaining ground-based structures include the Roman-era Temple of Heracles, the Emil Palace Group of the Woumeier era, and a Byzantine church. Archaeological excavations have also found a large number of relics of Rome, Byzantine and early Islam. The castle hill is also the best place to overlook the city of Amman. On the top of the mountain, the white buildings in Amman are scattered and scattered, and you will have a more sensual understanding of the beauty of Amman's "white city". The ancient Roman theater is at the foot of the mountain, like half a circle set in the city, and it still often holds performances in summer.
It has a lot of history, but there isn’t really a ton to see other than a nice view of old town Amman. Try to go during sunset. #mytripvlog #awesomepic #Jordan #Amman #visitjordan #createwithtrip
Located on the top of the mountain in the center of Amman, you can overlook the face of the entire city. The heights and lows of Amman city are scattered, and the scales of white buildings are unfolding in front of you. Let every tourist have a more sensual understanding of the beauty of Amman's "white city". The ancient Roman theater is at the foot of the mountain. Like half a ring inlaid in the city, in this historic monument, summer still hosts a variety of world-wide large-scale performances, it has not stopped for nearly a thousand years. The earliest here can be traced back to the 11th century BC, quite spectacular, you can feel the changes of history and the infinite power of the time ring, the castle mountain has a reservoir, Byzantine church, and several absolutely thick stone pillars, sunset or evening, here can take a magnificent view, There is also a Jordanian National Archaeological Museum. Although the collection method is relatively simple, it is genuine and has a long history of cultural relics from many places in Jordan. It is worth a visit. See the world at the edge
Panoramic view of Arab architecture in Amman is best viewed at the site of Amman Citadel!