Sunday, October 19, 2008

The Citadel in Amman

The Citadel sits on one of the hills of Amman. The name of the hill is Jabal Al-Qal'a. It contains the ruins of the Roman Hercules Temple (165 CE/AD) ....






The remains of a Byzantine basilica (6th/7th century)..........



The "Palace", which is an Umayyad (8th century) mosque.....


Dome from the inside






It also houses an archaeological museum that has some of the Dead Sea Scrolls...







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