Destroying A King's School in Jordan (Built in 1947)
These are the pictures that tell the story of tearing apart a landmark in this country's heritage. If you want to torture a man who has great passion for the history of Amman, all you have to do is take him to stroll down Jabal Amman and walk around the School that was built in 1947, the "Islamic Scientific College" It's wall once stood tall all around the buildings that constituted the architectural stamp of a different era. Jordan is still young, a country that is less than a hundred years, so when you talk about buildings that are 60 Years old. The first international football field , is no longer there, instead you will find the new buildings in this picture. Some of the most influential people in this country studied behind those thick walls. Including King Hussein, Ministers, Princes, Politicians, Opposition figures and many more. The school's management seems to have a different architectural opinion!! So they started renovating, demolishing, removing struc...
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Hope you will be able to see it in person soon..
Bilal,
It's Ramadan for God's sake...
I just love the streets of Amman...
Lina,
It was around 6:30 morning... I couldn't go to sleep so I went to work... Talk about being workaholic...
It's a great place :)
Urduni,
This is Sweifiyyeh... the two towers on the left are Amman Gate just by Amra...