World Tour Photos

Petra is a famous archaeological site in Jordan BlueGirls on camels Layla takes a ride Petra is famous for having many stone structures carved into the rock On December 6, 1985 Petra was recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Amphitheater, so placed as to bring the greatest number of tombs within view The amphitheatre has been cut into the hillside and into several of the tombs during it's construction It was discovered by the Swiss explorere Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812 Petra's decline came rapidly under Roman rule Petra appears in the music video of the song "Dominion" by gothic rock band The Sisters of Mercy John William Burgon famously wrote that Petra was a "rose red city half as old as time." Urn Tomb in 2006 construction began on a new £3 million gateway to Petra to enhance access for all visitors 1000 steps the easy way Petra's 1000 steps The Monetary at Petra Rugs for sale The Siq Jordan in Jordan Jordanian Rulers Layla finishing her camel ride As we walked we were constantly amazed by the landscape The Siq The Siq Caves were everywhere Come take a ride with me, my pretties The Siq Death in Petra Several scenes for the film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation were shot on location at Petra (1997). Petra appears in 1977's Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger and 2000s Arabian Nights The Siq Exterior shots of the Treasury were used in the closing scenes of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Petra's most elaborate ruin, Al Khazneh ("the Treasury") hewn directly out of the sandstone cliff Petra is the setting in Agatha Christie's crime novel Appointment with Death and its theatrical adaptation Michael on the camel