Jerash, Mount Nebo, Madaba, Petra and Little Petra

December 19-21, 2022
001 - IMG_1081 Jerash (ancient Gerasa) is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of the capital city Amman. Jerash Archaeological Site is one of the best preserved Greco-Roman...
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003 - P1200057 The Arch of Hadrian was built to honor the visit of Roman Emperor Hadrian to Gerasa in 129/130 AD.
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010 - IMG_7738 The Arch of Hadrian is an 11-metre high triple-arched gateway.
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002 - IMG_1085 The Arch was crowned with an attic and the lower part of the attic was decorated with a frieze of acanthus leaves and the central part was crowned with a...
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004 - IMG_1124 Oval Plaza (or Oval Forum), the colonnaded plaza of Jerash consists of 56 columns, was built during the reign of Hadrian. Located near the south end of the...
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005 - P1200096 The massive ruin of the Temple of Zeus (or the Sanctuary of Zeus) on the lower left corner, is divided into two terraced levels connected by stairways.
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008 - IMG_1140 The current Temple of Zeus ruins date from between AD 162-166. The circular ruin next to it is the South Theater.
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007 - IMG_1138 Temple of Zeus ruins - archaeological excavations here have revealed various other earlier temple remains, including one from the Hellenistic era and an earlier...
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026 - IMG_6257 The temple dedicated to Zeus on the top terrace was built on the site of an earlier Roman temple and was completed and consecrated in 162/163 AD. It is a...
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011 - IMG_1164 There were eight columns with Corinthian capitals on the front and back sides and twelve on each of the two long sides, each nearly 15 m high.
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012 - P1200116 On the ruins of the Temple of Zeus...
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013 - IMG_1173 Overlooking the Oval Plaza from the ruins of Temple of Zeus...
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014 - P1200125 At the upper terrace of the ruins of the temple of Zeus...
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015 - P1200128 Our shadow...
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016 - P1200134 Colonnaded street at the back, starts a bit north of the Oval Plaza to the North Tetrapylon at the north, with the North Theater about 200 ft slightly NW to it.
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017 - IMG_1205 The 800m colonnaded street (cardo maximus) was the architectural spine and focal point of Jerash. An underground sewage system ran the full length of the cardo...
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018 - P1200137 It is a impressive colonnaded street with a lot of original stones still on the street.
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019 - IMG_1208 The Cardo Maximus of Apamea, Syria ran through the centre of the city directly from North to South, linked the principal gates of the city, and was originally...
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020 - P1200139 Jerash is considered one of the largest and most well-preserved sites of Greek and Roman architecture in the world outside Italy.
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021 - IMG_6252 With the Oval Plaza behind us...
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