For more than two millenia, the elaborate sandstone pillars of the Treasury have greeted arrivals to Petra. Photograph by ... perhaps the Nabataean king Aretas IV. Inside is a funerary chamber ...

As one of the oldest cities in the world, Petra has attracted over a million ... It is worth noting that visitors can go inside the Treasury. I recommend you take your time and absorb the site.

As visitors enter Petra from the winding gorge known as the Siq, they first behold the towering edifice of Al Khazna, or the Treasury ... visitors can view the main street crossing the city ...