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 ...
As one of the oldest cities in the world, Petra ... trip to Jordan. Carved into sandstone cliffs, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site and featured in over 20 films. More than the Treasury, it ...
About 2,000 years ago, the powerful ancient kingdom of the Nabataeans hand-carved a city into the sandstone cliffs of Petra, ...
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 renowned British sculptor challenges viewers to pause ...