Palace of justice

Collection title

Eyes on Jordan

ID

JRT00425

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

1995

Production year

1995

Abstract

This episode is about the palace of justice, built in the centre of the capital Amman. There is also a house of justice located on Jabal El Qalaa dating back to the Mamluks reign. It is a large room where the Sultan used to sit, surrounded by judges and members of a jury. It remained till the reign of Sultan Hassan II, in 757 Hegira/ 1356. The house is described in terms of architectural design and facilities; the house was built of stones, with embroidery and sculptures on the gates. Then the program moves over time through the paintings of the Chinese artist (Lian Dan Fong), in which she expressed Jordan’s spirituality, after her visits to Jordan in 1978.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Fine arts

Secondary themes

• Historical heritages / Ottoman Empire
• Tourism and cultural sites / Archaeological sites
• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites

Credits / Cast

• Khelifa Isaad - Speaker
• Abou Hamdane Djamel - Author of original work
• AL Djerrah Asma - Speaker
• Ennoussour Ahmed - Director

Period of events

• From 1000 to 1500

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - Amman

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

11m36

Additional information

Banner of justice / Citadel / Palace facilities / Lian Dan Fung's paintings