Nymphaeum

The Nymphaeum is a partially preserved Roman public fountain in Amman, Jordan. It is located a short distance from the Hashemite Plaza, the Roman Theater and the Odeon, at the crossing of Ibn al-Atheer and Quraysh streets in al-Balad. Such fountains were very popular in Roman cities, and Philadelphia, as Amman was known by ancient Greeks and Romans, was no exception.This nymphaeum is believed to have contained a 600 square meters pool which was three meters deep and was continuously refilled with water.

The nymphaeum was built in the 2nd century CE, during the same period as the nearby theatre and odeon.