Jerash, Jordan March 3, 2001

Hadrian's arch at Jerash 

Worker shaping stone for restoration of Jerash ruins

Walking past the Roman hippodrome

Oval Plaza

Wild flowers cover the hills at Jerash, including a red flower similar to the California poppy

Byzantine church of St. Theodore from 497 AD

Temple of Artemis destroyed by an earthquake

Gateway to temple with Temple of Artemis in background

Northern Tetrapylon, baths and modern town of Jerash in background.

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