Jerash

Roman ruins in northern Jordan

Jerash
Jerash

Columns, columns, columns… Roman ruins once again, but good ones. It’s always amazing what massive splendour buildings the Romans placed in the landscape. I particularly like the oval square lined with Ionic columns, which compensates for a kink in the visual appearance between the Temple of Zeus and the main street with Corinthian colonnades. The city could afford two theatres.

Jerash
Jerash

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Backpacking trip Middle East and Caucasus 2008
Petra
Wadi Rum
Dana
Karak
Jerash
Desert Castles in Jordan
Dead Sea and Madaba