<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no"> <!-- The above 3 meta tags *must* come first in the head; any other head content must come *after* these tags --> <meta name="description" content="Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time."> <meta name="author" content="Alan Orth"> <!-- OpenGraph Metadata: http://ogp.me/ --> <meta property="og:title" content="Architecture"> <meta property="og:description" content="Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time."> <meta property="og:type" content="blog"> <meta property="og:url" content="https://picturingjordan.com/categories/architecture/"> <!-- Metadata for Twitter: https://dev.twitter.com/cards/markup --> <meta property="twitter:card" content="summary"> <meta property="twitter:creator" content="@mralanorth"> <meta property="twitter:title" content="Architecture"> <meta property="twitter:description" content="Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time."> <meta name="generator" content="Hugo 0.16" /> <base href="https://picturingjordan.com/"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://picturingjordan.com/categories/architecture/"> <title>Picturing Jordan</title> <!-- combined, minified CSS --> <link href="https://picturingjordan.com/css/style.css" rel="stylesheet"> <!-- RSS 2.0 feed of posts --> <link href="https://picturingjordan.com/post/index.xml" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate"> </head> <body> <div class="blog-masthead"> <div class="container"> <nav class="nav blog-nav"> <a class="nav-link " href="https://picturingjordan.com/">Home</a> <a class="nav-link" href="https://picturingjordan.com/about/">About</a> </nav> </div> </div> <header class="blog-header"> <div class="container"> <h1 class="blog-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/" rel="home">Picturing Jordan</a></h1> <p class="lead blog-description">Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.</p> </div> </header> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-8 blog-main"> <article class="blog-post"> <header> <h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-wood-ceiling/" title="Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling">Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling</a></h2> <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-09-26T14:28:23+03:00">Mon Sep 26, 2016</time> by <a href="#">Alan Orth</a> in <i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/categories/architecture" rel="category tag">Architecture</a> <i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/tags/painting" rel="tag">Painting</a>, <a href="/tags/art" rel="tag">Art</a> </p> </header> A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few 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. Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with darktable. <a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-wood-ceiling/'>Read more →</a> </article> <article class="blog-post"> <header> <h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-in-amman/" title="Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman">Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman</a></h2> <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-09-20T14:58:34+03:00">Tue Sep 20, 2016</time> by <a href="#">Alan Orth</a> in <i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/categories/architecture" rel="category tag">Architecture</a> <i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/tags/church" rel="tag">Church</a>, <a href="/tags/armenia" rel="tag">Armenia</a> </p> </header> Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn’t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “Is that an Armenian church?” I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it. <a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-in-amman/'>Read more →</a> </article> <article class="blog-post"> <header> <h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/" title="Beautiful Hand-Painted Woodwork">Beautiful Hand-Painted Woodwork</a></h2> <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-09-17T15:48:23+03:00">Sat Sep 17, 2016</time> by <a href="#">Alan Orth</a> in <i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/categories/architecture" rel="category tag">Architecture</a> <i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/tags/painting" rel="tag">Painting</a>, <a href="/tags/art" rel="tag">Art</a> </p> </header> Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling There’s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I’m not sure if it’s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite. <a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/'>Read more →</a> </article> </div> <!-- /.blog-main --> <aside class="col-sm-3 offset-sm-1 blog-sidebar"> <section class="sidebar-module sidebar-module-inset"> <h4>About</h4> <p><em>Picturing Jordan</em>, sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.<br><br><a href="/about">Read more →</a></p> </section> <section class="sidebar-module"> <h4>Recent Posts</h4> <ol class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-wood-ceiling/">Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling</a></li> <li><a href="/2016/09/azraq-wetland-a-disappearing-oasis/">Azraq Wetland, a Disappearing Oasis</a></li> <li><a href="/2016/09/buying-baklava-in-amman/">Buying Baklava in Amman</a></li> <li><a href="/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-in-amman/">Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman</a></li> <li><a href="/2016/09/camping-in-the-dana-biosphere-reserve/">Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve</a></li> </ol> </section> <section class="sidebar-module"> <h4>Links</h4> <ol class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="https://alaninkenya.org">Alan in Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="https://englishbulgaria.net">English Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="https://mjanja.ch">Mjanja Tech</a></li> </ol> </section> </aside> </div> <!-- /.row --> </div> <!-- /.container --> <footer class="blog-footer"> <p> Blog template built by <a href='https://twitter.com/mralanorth'>@mralanorth</a>. </p> </footer> </body> </html>