Funicular presentation cityscape

1. Greater Amman Municipality (GAM)
Funicular Railway – Investment Opportunity

2. Municipality of Greater Amman
Introduction
• Wadi Amman consists of three districts with an approximate area of 380,000 sqm.
• GAM is spearheading a mixed use development plan for Wadi Amman consisting of;
• Rehabilitation of historic and cultural heritage sites.
• Development of commercial, residential and office components.
• Creation of a major inter-modal public transit facility.

3. Municipality of Greater Amman
District One
• Components of District One:
• Amphitheatre and Hashemite Plaza.
• Old City Hall.
• Poetry House.
• Funicular.
• Raghadan Terminal.
• GAM Action plan for District one:
 Amphitheatre and Hashemite Plaza:
 GAM already commenced the rehabilitation works of the Amphitheatre and Hashemite Plaza.
 The location will be developed to become the main out door event center of Jordan.
 The Old City Hall:
 Adaptive reuse into a special niche boutique hotel consisting of up to 40 unique suites.
 The Poetry House:
 Adaptive reuse into a cultural themed center.
 The Funicular:
 GAM plans to build a Funicular Railway to connect district one of Wadi Amman with Amman
Citadel.
 Raghadan Terminal:
 A mixed use Development providing a continuous pedestrian spine from the Amphitheatre and
Hashemite Plaza crossing through the project and extending to district two.
Raghadan
Terminal
Hashemite
Plaza
Amphitheatre
Poetry House
Old City Hall

4. Municipality of Greater Amman
Citadel – District One Connectivity
• Brief History:
 The old city of Amman witnessed the rise of
civilization as Rabbath-Ammon of the Ammonites,
who built the historic castle now known as Qal'at
Amman (the Citadel of Amman). Later in the 2nd
century AD, it was known as the Graeco-Roman city
of Philadelphia, with an acropolis (the citadel),
temples, and a lower city.
 It was under the Romans that Philadelphia really
began to prosper, and it was extensively rebuilt to
boast imposing monuments, such as The Roman
Amphitheatre, that still exists today in the center of
Amman.
Roman
Amphith
eatre
Amman
Citadel
• Connectivity
 Steep gradients effectively
isolate the Citadel from its
nearby neighboring Roman
Amphitheatre as connections
are frustrated by the
topography of Amman.

5. Municipality of Greater Amman
The Funicular
• GAM intends, through a PPP, to develop
the Amman Citadel Funicular Railway.
This will link the old city downtown with
the Citadel via an identified route.
• The project is primarily expected to target the
tourists and visitors of downtown’s historic sites in
addition to providing accessibility to citizens.
• Commercial and retail development is proposed on
land plots that GAM will provide as part of the
Funicular Railway investment opportunity.