- The Treasury in Petra
We were one of the last tourists in the Siq on that afternoon. - View through the Siq, Petra
- A very curvy part of the Siq
- The Siq, Petra
- Aaaand the Treasury, Petra
First view of the famous Treasury, Al-Khazneh, 1st century AD. - The Treasury, Petra
First view of the famous Treasury, Al-Khazneh, 1st century AD. - Opposite the Treasury, Petra
- The Treasury, Al-Kazneh, Petra
The Nabataeans carved it from solid rock. The Treasury is not really a treasury. People believed that a treasure was hidden in the urn at the top of the second level, but the urn is solid sandstone. This is the best preserved facade as it is very hidden and protected from the sun, the wind, the water. - Taxi in Petra
A typical scene in Petra. Camels are forbidden in the Siq but allowed behind the Treasury where the path broadens. - Petra
Nabataeans were merchants and traded with many different peoples from that time (some centuries BC to some centuries AD), as is best seen in their architectural influences (including Assyrian). - Petra
A typical Nabataean capital. It looks like an angel to me, spreading its wings. - Petra
Carved interior. - Petra
Rock pattern in a cave - Nabataean theatre in Petra
Most of this 1AD theatre was, in contrast to Roman theatres, carved out of solid rock. It seated about 8500 people. - Petra
Wonderful colours in the carved graves. - Petra
Detail of the carved graves. - Petra
There are graves, everywhere you look. - Petra
An estimated 30 000 people lived here. - Byzantine Chruch in Petra
A boar that boarded Noah's ark. - Byzantine Chruch in Petra
The church is from the 5th century AD. The mosaics are over 70 square meters and full of exotic and mythological animals. - Byzantine Chruch in Petra
Is this a camel-shaped giraffe? Or a giraffe-patterned camel? Giraffel? - El Deir, the Monastery, in Petra
Built by the Nabataeans in the 1st century AD, it is carved from solid rock and about 45 m high. - The Monastery in Petra
The facade is beautifully illuminated in the afternoon. - The Monastery in Petra
Sitting on a rock and watching the Sun set is pretty much the best thing one can do. - The Treasury, Petra
And the Treasury the next morning. Magnificent at any time of the day. - Siq, Petra
Left and right from the path the sophisticated irrigation system is visible. - Petra at night
In front of the Treasury. - Night in Petra
We returned late at night to the Treasury.