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<h2class="blog-post-title"dir="auto"><ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2018/07/saint-thaddeus-church-sunset/">Saint Thaddeus Church at Sunset</a></h2>
<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2018-07-17T13:16:43+03:00">Tue Jul 17, 2018</time> by Alan Orth in
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<h4>Iconic Armenian Church in Jabal Ashrafieh at Sunset</h4>
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<p>Shortly after moving to Amman <ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-amman/">I noticed this unique building</a> on a distant hill and I set out on a sort of scavenger hunt to find it. The walk from downtown to Jabal Ashrafieh is packed with winding streets and steep staircases (some of which go nowhere). To this day the church is one of my favorite landmarks in Amman and I often make the trek there when I’m feeling like getting some exercise and exploring the city. I like to think of it as a pilgrimage—it <em>is</em> a religious site after all!</p>
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<h2class="blog-post-title"dir="auto"><ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2018/02/greco-roman-ruins-pella/">Greco–Roman Ruins of Pella</a></h2>
<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2018-02-28T13:43:29+02:00">Wed Feb 28, 2018</time> by Alan Orth in
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<h4>Remains of the classical basilica of Pella</h4>
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<p>These days there isn’t much to see of the Greco–Roman city of Pella in northwestern Jordan. Sadly, the ancient ruins here suffer from being slightly smaller, slightly less well-preserved, and slightly less convenient to visit than the similar ruins at <ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/04/greco-roman-ruins-jerash/">Jerash</a>. With a bit of imagination and some historical background, however, they are equally enchanting and even have a unique character of their own.</p>
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<h2class="blog-post-title"dir="auto"><ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/06/emperor-hadrians-arch-jerash/">Emperor Hadrian’s Arch in Jerash</a></h2>
<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2017-06-13T15:24:57+03:00">Tue Jun 13, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in
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<h4>The Arch of Hadrian welcomes you to Jerash</h4>
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<p>There are apparently two arches built around 130 CE to honor Roman Emperor Hadrian—one in <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Hadrian_(Athens)">Athens</a> and one in <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Hadrian_(Jerash)">Jerash</a>. The former is undoubtedly more studied, but the latter is objectively more beautiful! Maybe it’s the color of the stones in the afternoon light, the unconventional architectural features, or just the sheer size of it.</p>
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