Petra, carved into the rose-red cliffs of Jordan, continues to reveal its secrets. Early mapping techniques unveiled in 2016 ...
This city – with centuries of Christian history – is two hours’ drive north of Petra along the King’s Highway, the oldest ...
Jordan. As visitors enter Petra from the winding gorge known as the Siq, they first behold the towering edifice of Al Khazna, or the Treasury, carved from rosy-hued sandstone. For many tourists ...
Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons ... the elaborate sandstone pillars of the Treasury have greeted arrivals to Petra. Photograph by Luis Marden The Swiss explorer had to manage ...
Beyond The Treasury which, with its intricate, weathered carvings of mythology’s heavy hitters such as Castor and Pollux, is the most obvious candidate, Petra ... well in Jordan and 10-15 ...
Petra Treasury is a monument carved by the Nabataean craftsmen who operated under the influence of the stonemasons from the Mediterranean basin (Photo courtesy of ACOR) AMMAN — Petra's architecture ...
In this episode she visits one of the empire's most spectacular sites known as the Treasury or Al Khazneh in Petra in southern Jordan. The English trainspotter goes on a journey through ...