(CNN) — At the heart of the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, carved into pink sandstone cliffs, lies an elaborate monument known as the Khaznah, or the Treasury. And buried beneath that edifice, ...
Petra, in southern Jordan, is a love letter to human civilisation from a long-lost empire. The Nabataeans, a nomadic Arabic people, began chiselling away at the natural sandstone surroundings around 2 ...
As one of the oldest cities in the world, Petra has attracted over a million visitors in recent years. As one seven wonders ...
For some of us the Petra location will always and forever be tied to the Indiana Jones trilogy, in that The Last Crusade's final act takes place in and around the location. "Only the penitent man ...