I wear splints on my ankles to keep from tripping, which makes it very difficult to remove my shoes. But they won’t allow stocking coverups over your shoes for those with such issues. They made me remove the splints and shoes and go with stocking feet. They did bring a chair over which was appreciated. I can get by walking without support for a little while, which made it ok except my socks became wet from water in the carpet. Wearing wet socks with splints is very uncomfortable. No attempt was made to bring that to a visitor’s attention or cordon off the area though they knew of the problem. Inside was ok, but I guess I expected more. It’s just a giant round room with some lights overhead. For a mosque that allows non-Muslims to enter, there was no accommodation to explain what we were seeing. There’s no learning here, just a view of the blue mosque architecture, which was awesome. The museum, after seeing some great ones in Amman, was small and of little benefit. While nice, it could have been so much more.

King Abdullah mosque was built in 1989 by late King Hussein in honor of his father. The only mosque that welcomes non-Muslims. The mosque is huge and can hold 7000 men inside and 3000 in the courtyard. It has a capped dome painted in various blues and is one of Amman’s modern landmarks. They have a really nice gift shop on the right side of the mosque but don’t forget to bargain with them.

This picturesque mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque, because of the blue tiles on its dome. The King Abdullah Mosque is one of the largest mosques in Jordan. Non-Muslims must enter through the gift shop, where women will be required to don a brown cape, with a hood that covers their hair. You may be required to pay a small entry fee. Non-believers may not be allowed to enter the mosque during prayer times, though no-one seems to bother much. Friday is the Muslim Holy Day; it might be best to avoid the mosque then.

If you have visited other mosques around the world, especially in the Gulf, then you may be disappointed with this mosque. It is very plain and ordinary in comparison. One of my friends with whom I attended thought that seeing the mosque from the street was more impressive than the interior. King Abdullah I Mosque is sometimes referred to as the Blue Mosque due to the mosaic tiled dome. The mosque was completed in 1989 as homage to King Hussein's grandfather. The interior has a large octagonal prayer hall. There is a separate section for women. As a tourist, you can visit both the men's and women's sections. Men are required to wear long pants; women a head scarf and a dark robe that are provided when you pay your 2 JD entrance ticket at the souvenir store. You have to walk through the souvenir store (of course) to get to the steps that lead you up to the mosque itself. Before you enter the mosque, you are required to leave your shoes in the cubby holes just outside. The inside is somewhat bland, again, in comparison to other mosques. If you have time, I would recommend going to the lower level. In addition to a huge auditorium, there is a display outside in the hallways. I found this to be the most interesting part of the entire experience. I learned a lot from reading the placards and looking at the photographs, especially about King Hussein's restoration efforts of the Al Aqsa Mosque dome in Jerusalem. If you have never been to a mosque then I would recommend coming here. If you have, then manage expectations. The outside is more striking than the interior.

We have seen many mosques around the world and if you don’t get a chance to visit don’t be disappointed. We paid a small fee to enter then we were led into a gift shop where the ladies had to pick either a brown or black full length and hooded abaya. Bearing in mind this mosque is an important one the decor was bland with many lights out on the vast light fitting. Of course it was of interest to us otherwise we would not entered. On leaving the mosque and depositing the abaya we were collared in their shop.....we did not buy anything.

Very interesting opportunity to experience a mosque for those that are non-Muslim. Visitors must enter from the visitors entrance and enter through the gift shop to pay a small entrance fee. Woman are required to wear a robe (they loan them to you at the gift shop) and then you can walk up to the mosque and explore it, as well as a couple of museums. We visited once on our own and then came back a couple of days later as part of a guided tour. I have to say, it was much more educational with the guide. Beautiful building, neat experience. The museums are pretty simple, one has little models of other famous mosques and the other contains a few artifacts. The gift shop has every type of item made in Jordan and the women who work there will give you a personal guided tour of the shop and explain how and where the items are made. I did not like that prices aren't visible and you have to ask for the price of each item. I will say though that they had the most expensive prices on souvenirs of any of the places we visited. All proceeds of the store go to the Queen Noor Foundation (they help women and disabled people) but plenty of other stores we visited along the Kings Highway also support this foundation and there prices are much better than here. For example. I was quoted $130 JD for a pair of earrings, but paid $35 for the same pair at another Queen Noor supported store. Visit the mosque, skip the store.

The mosque is nice to visit however be careful of visiting the gift shop later. The ladies there tried to push you into purchasing items. Also the taxi driver who brought us there gets a commission for sales. It was just an unpleasant experience as you feel pressured into purchasing an item, the first thing the ladies will do is wrap a Bedouin scarf on you and give you a welcome tea. They then will mention that the bazaar is cheap as it's tax free (we found out later that prices are 3-4x higher than other stores) and that each item is carefully made (eg the scarf is handmade by disabled people, mosaics are hand painted) which could be true but also applies to items sold in other stores so shouldn't be a specific selling point for them. We also tried haggling with the store and she refused to accept our price and then just as we left the store did she mentioned that 'the manager has accepted our price' (surprise surprise not). AVOID THE BAZAAR.

I used to work in Amman in the late 70's and observed the construction of the mosque but it was great to be back here to see it finished . Entrance is 2 JD and you can get a free Arabic robe if you are wearing shorts. Inside the mosque it is very baic and looks a bit bare. On the way out there is a large souvenir shop that helps support some of the refugees in the country.

Worst experience of the whole trip this souvenir store Normally I don't have time to write a review, but in this case I like to make an exception! I'll start by saying that this is the only mosque in Amman where tourists of other faiths are allowed to enter. I have been in many mosques, the main thing for people of other faiths should be the religious experience! You are lured here under a pretext and enticed to buy something! As usual in the Arab world, a guest is offered something to drink on this occasion you are guided through the store (really not the nicest and cleanest) Then it continues to sell cheap china items under the illusion that this is for the benefit of refugees and a charity organization stands behind it. (damn lie) Please during your visit to this beautiful mosque do not take anything to drink from the "ladies", these are ice-cold beasts, which due to their origin from Palestine push on your prospective customers tear gland to get more money out!

I am not any religion so I dont find most churches that interesting to be honest. Our driver took us here as part of our city tour. You enter through a shop. You have to get dressed up in full coverings before going into the Mosque. It looks like the pictures. I guess it was ok. Just not really my thing. I was only in there for a very short time as I overheat and can’t wear excess clothing for more than 30 secs. :(