Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah opened Thursday evening, in the presence of the German President Horst Koehler and his wife, 'Faces of the Orient' exhibition which reveals 10,000 years of art and human culture from Jordan.

On display would be about 700 pieces representing the main historical ages of the civilizations which existed in Jordan.

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Alia Bouran said that the exhibition reflexes the public and official interest of the people of Germany of the eastern peoples and their contributions in supporting the human civilization.