Petra (from πέτρα ”petra”, rock in Greek; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Butrā) is an archaeological site in Arabah, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor[1] in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is renowned for its rock-cut architecture. Petra is also one of the new wonders of the world.

The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was discovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was famously described as ”a rose-red city half as old as time” in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as ”one of the most precious cultural properties of man’s cultural heritage.”[2] In 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site.

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古城遠眺

古代大水沖出的水道.

中間螞蟻般的是遊客.

這才叫做 一線天

Petra代表作

The ”Treasury”

電影”印地安納瓊斯”系列用過這個場景

The Monastery at Petra

要爬到這邊, 代價是腿腰會痠痛三天^^”

因為真的高又遠 ^^”