The most important tourist and archaeological places in the city of Amman

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabiaweather.com - Ismail Qasimi - The city of Amman includes a number of tourist places and archaeological and historical monuments that take you to the world of historical Philadelphia, the Umayyad state and the era of the Great Arab Revolt. These are some of the historical monuments that should be visited in Amman, the ancient capital <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%... Jordan</a> .</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Castle Mountain</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The site of the Citadel in Amman contains the remains of the Temple of Hercules, which was built between 161 and 166 BC. The Jordan Antiquities Museum located on the site contains collections of pottery, glass, flint, minerals and various tools, in addition to a copy of the Mesha Stone and the Dead Sea Scrolls. The site provides a wonderful panoramic view of Amman.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Ruins of Roman Philadelphia</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Below the castle are the Corinthian columns of the original Philadelphia Market and Forum leading to the Roman Theatre, which was built during the reign of Antoninus Pius (161-138 BC). On the left side of it is the Museum of Folk Traditions, which includes mosaics from the sixth century and collections of ancient jewelry and traditional costumes.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Darat al Funun</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A quiet garden that includes the former residence of Frederick Beck Pasha, the British commander in the Arab army between 1920 and 1939, in addition to two other heritage houses. The buildings are currently hosting major Arab artists, where visitors can expect to see various groups of art galleries.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Royal Automobile Museum</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It contains an amazing collection of motorcycles, classic and modern cars, and a number of cars that date back to the time of the Great Arab Revolution, including the &quot;Lincoln Capri&quot; of King Hussein&#39;s car when he was a student in England. And near the museum, there is Al-Hussein Medical City and its gardens, where you can relax a little or eat.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Al-Husseini Mosque</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It was built by the late King Abdullah I in 1924 on the site of a much older mosque, the old Umayyad Mosque. It was built of pink and white stone in the Ottoman style, and was completely restored in 1987.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Hejaz railway station</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The best way to get to the station is by taking a taxi, where you can ask the taxi driver to go to the &quot;station&quot;, which is one of the stations of the historic train that linked Damascus and Medina, which began its first journey in 1908 AD.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>