Petra is honored as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World ever wrought by Nature and Man. Petra is fabled rose red city and is well known as earliest Nabataean city in the south Jordan. It is notorious for its rock-cut architecture or monolithic architecture.
In this rock-cut architecture mainly carving of temples and tombs into yellowish-orange rock that defines the canyons and gullies of the region. Petra was constructed by Nabataeans something around 100 BCE in order to make Petra as their Capital city. UNESCO portrayed the beautiful architecture of Petra as “One of the most precious cultural properties of man’s cultural heritage”.
If you have planed to travel to Jordan, then Petra – Jordan’s most valuable treasure, is at the crown of your priority list. To have a look everything around Petra one full day is enough. But to explore it enthusiastically you will have to spend 4-5 days over there. This town offers you a wide variety of hotels to fit your budget.
The entrance of the Petra is via the Siq. Let’s have a look…
Siq is a narrow canyon, over 1 kilometer in length which is flanked on either side by soaring, 80 meter high cliffs. It would be really a good experience for every visitor. Have a glance at Roman-Style Theater is a massive natural built. Petra includes temples, sacrificial altars, outstanding museums, and many more interesting spots in its list of highlights.
The photogenic Petra sites has been shot in many famous films such as “Passion in the Desert”, “Indian Jones and the Last Crusade”, “Sinbad and Eye of the tiger”, etc. The city is encircled by towering hills of rust-colored masonry which gives the city some natural protection against attackers. To say, the solid red stand stone buildings in Petra are unlike anything that you have ever seen before. The dazzling color of the great Rock varies from pale yellow or white through rich reds to the shady brown of more resistant rocks that grabs the visitors sight and considered as one of the most photographic.
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