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facade
of the main building
The
site consists of three buildings, and the remains of a 6th century
Byzantine church. The main three storey building of the complex
served until 1938 as the official residence of the British Commander
of the Arab Legion, Colonel F. G. Peake, and afterwards as a club
for the British Officers until 1956 and the Arabization of the
Arab Legion.
Twin external staircases rise
from the garden to a grand, semi-circular entrance portico.With
its limestone walls, and ornamented tiles covering the interior
floors, the house is one of Amman's few protected examples
of Jordan's modern architectural history.
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