Jerash - The Central Plaza and the city's main north-south thoroughfare known as the Cardo Maximus. The Cardo Maximus stretches for 800m from the Central Plaza to the North Gate.

Jerash - The Cardo Maximus is the cities main thoroughfare and stretches for 800m from the Central Plaza to the North Gate. It was originally built in the 1st century AD, but has been rebuilt and redesigned several times since. The street still contains the original flagstone paving. It was once lined by about 500 columns that were deliberately built at uneven heights to compliment the facades of the buildings that once stood behind them.

Jerash - The Cardo Maximus (or colonnaded street), the city's main north-south thoroughfare. It is still paved with the original flagstones, and the ruts worn by thousands of chariots are still clear, as are the manholes for the drains below. The agora (or main market) was situated behind the the columns on the left, with the main entrance to the agora being through the taller columns.