Amman
The capital of Jordan, it is both a Roman city, with its theatres, forums, temples and avenues, as well as a Muslim one, with colorful and varied mosques and the Alcázar, as well as a Christian one, with its beautiful Byzantine churches. Nowadays, it is a cosmopolitan city that mixes antiquity and modernity in a perfect balance. Modernity is part of everyday life in the capital. Shopping centers and modern buildings such as the Jordan Gate Twin Towers (two of the tallest buildings in Amman, with 186 meters high) next to hotels, art galleries, boutiques, and even the airport (Queen Alia International Airport), are the other side of Amman.
What to see in Amman?
Amman Citadel
It is a historical site in the heart of the city that stands out, above all. Inhabited for more than 7 thousand years, in it you can observe the passage of different civilizations in the history of Humanity. Giant columns and other constructions are witnesses of the day to day in this city. Inside this is the Umayyad Palace, a complex that dominates the city, it was built during the first half of the 8th century in the north of present-day Jordan. The palace, of an eminently urban character, probably served as the residence of the emir or the governor and as the seat of government. It became the precedent for numerous later palaces, from the Abbasid constructions of Baghdad and Samarra to those of the caliphal life of Medina Azahara. In front of the palace, there was a mosque, the elements of which have been preserved are in keeping with the façade of the only room in the palace that has survived to this day.
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