At nearly 110 m in height in the affluent district of Zahran, Le Royal Hotel was the tallest building in Jordan for over a decade. Designed with a 200 stair external staircase and a large open center, the design is intended to simultaneously evoke the minarets of Samarra and the hanging gardens of Babylon. The hotel has multi-storey car parking, recreation facilities, storage, a ballroom, meeting rooms, restaurants, a shopping center, and a swimming pool.