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{{< figure src="/2016/09/DSC_0008.jpg" title="A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling" alt="A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling" >}}
{{< figure src="/2016/09/DSC_0008.jpg" title="A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling" >}}
Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the [other hand-painted wood ceiling]({{< ref "beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork.md" >}}) I posted about two weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor.

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{{< figure src="/2016/11/IMG_20161104_130900.jpg" title="Simple, rustic design fuses traditional objects with new styles" alt="Simple, rustic design fuses traditional objects with new styles" >}}
{{< figure src="/2016/11/IMG_20161104_130900.jpg" title="Simple, rustic design fuses traditional objects with new styles" >}}
The [Jordan River Foundation](http://jordanriver.jo) has a showroom on Rainbow Street where they _brilliantly_ showcase traditional, everyday objects from the region in a fresh, modern way. It's like someone went and replaced all the things in your grandma's rural kitchen with newer, brightly accented ones. All of the wood, cloth, and clay work here is produced by people in local communities, and, as far as I know, the proceeds from sales go back to supporting them.
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I commend the [Queen Rania Foundation](http://www.qrf.org/) for another seriously impressive initiative. Keep up the good work!
**Update:** the Jordan River Foundation showroom is now called Jordan River Designs and has moved to Mawloud Mukhalles St. near Fifth Circle.

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{{< figure src="/2016/09/DSC_0010.jpg" title="Amman's King Hussein mosque at night" alt="Amman's King Hussein mosque at night" >}}
{{< figure src="/2016/09/DSC_0010.jpg" title="Amman's King Hussein mosque at night" >}}
The [King Hussein mosque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Hussein_Mosque) was built in 2005 and is the largest mosque in Jordan. I haven't visited it yet, but I've spent quite a few evenings admiring it from a balcony in the *Khalda* neighborhood of West Amman.