Amman Modern: The Contemporary Architecture, the Abdoun Residential Suburb, the Sweifieh Commercial District, the Jabal Amman Arts Scene, and Modern Jordanian Life
The Amman modern route covers the contemporary architecture, the Abdoun and Sweifieh residential and commercial districts, the Jabal Amman arts and cafe scene, and the modern Jordanian lifestyle in the most rapidly growing single Arab capital.
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Abdoun: The Most Affluent Amman Suburb
Abdoun, the most affluent single Amman residential neighborhood with the most internationally influenced single Jordanian architectural style (the combination of the traditional limestone cladding, the required material for all Amman buildings by municipal regulation, with the most contemporary single architectural form), the most complete single Amman luxury apartment and villa residential circuit, and the most internationally occupied single Amman neighborhood (the most densely expatriate-populated single Jordanian residential area), is the most visually complete single modern Amman residential neighborhood.
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Abdoun Bridge: The Modern Amman Landmark
The Abdoun Bridge (opened 2006, the most architecturally distinctive single modern Amman infrastructure), the 6-lane cable-stayed bridge with the most dramatically curving single pedestrian walkway and the most internationally photographed single modern Amman structure, connects the most affluent single Amman residential neighborhoods and provides the most complete single Amman modern skyline view from the pedestrian deck.
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Sweifieh Commercial District: The Shopping Hub
The Sweifieh commercial district is the most completely modern single Amman commercial zone with the most internationally branded single Jordanian retail street, the most diverse single Amman restaurant-and-cafe concentration outside of Rainbow Street, and the most actively pedestrianized single modern Amman commercial street (the Al-Weibdeh and the Sweifieh pedestrian sections are the most evening-animated single Amman outdoor commercial spaces).
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Jabal Amman Arts and Cafes: The Cultural Neighborhood
The Jabal Amman neighborhood (the 1st and 2nd circle areas), the most historically preserved single early 20th century Amman residential district with the most concentrated single Amman arts and cafe scene, is the most internationally aware single Amman neighborhood with the independent bookshops, the design studios, the specialty coffee cafes, and the most consistently programmed single Amman cultural event calendar. Rainbow Street is the most socially animated single evening destination in this neighborhood.
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Amman Urban Expansion: The 19-Hill City
The Amman urban expansion from the original seven hills (the most biblically referenced single urban geography in the Transjordan) to the current 19 hills (the most dramatically topographically varied single Arab capital city with the most completely hill-and-valley single urban landscape) is the most visually striking single physical characteristic of modern Amman. The white limestone cityscape of Amman, the most completely uniformly stone-clad single Arab capital (by municipal building code), is the most architecturally distinctive single capital city skyline in the Middle East.
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Amman Cafe Culture: The Most Cosmopolitan Arab City
The Amman cafe culture (the most internationally cosmopolitan single Arab city cafe scene with the specialty coffee shops, the international food trucks, and the most laptop-working single Arab urban professional population in any Arab capital), is the most directly comparable single Arab city cafe culture to the most internationally developed European city cafe tradition. The Amman specialty coffee scene is the most rapidly developing single Arab capital beverage culture.
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