360° Panoramic and Gigapixel images from ‘The Lost City of Petra’

The less travelled route to the Lost City of Petra, this goes up and through the mountains to the north of the ancient city with stunning views experienced on the way. This route was used by the Nabataean people 2,000 year ago. Ascending to 1,100m in places each turn and corner offers stunning views over the sandstone mountains, local guides essential for a safe passage along the narrow tracks giving way to a high rocky plateau.

The less travelled route to the Lost City of Petra, this goes up and through the mountains to the north of the ancient city with stunning views experienced on the way. This route was used by the Nabataean people 2,000 year ago. Ascending to 1,100m in places each turn and corner offers stunning views over the sandstone mountains, local guides essential for a safe passage along the narrow tracks giving way to a high rocky plateau.

The less travelled route to the Lost City of Petra, this goes up and through the mountains to the north of the ancient city with stunning views experienced on the way. This route was used by the Nabataean people 2,000 year ago. Ascending to 1,100m in places each turn and corner offers stunning views over the sandstone mountains, local guides essential for a safe passage along the narrow tracks giving way to a high rocky plateau.

The less travelled route to the Lost City of Petra, this goes up and through the mountains to the north of the ancient city with stunning views experienced on the way. This route was used by the Nabataean people 2,000 year ago. Ascending to 1,100m in places each turn and corner offers stunning views over the sandstone mountains, local guides essential for a safe passage along the narrow tracks giving way to a high rocky plateau.

The less travelled route to the Lost City of Petra, this goes up and through the mountains to the north of the ancient city with stunning views experienced on the way. This route was used by the Nabataean people 2,000 year ago. Ascending to 1,100m in places each turn and corner offers stunning views over the sandstone mountains, local guides essential for a safe passage along the narrow tracks giving way to a high rocky plateau.

The less travelled route to the Lost City of Petra, this goes up and through the mountains to the north of the ancient city with stunning views experienced on the way. This route was used by the Nabataean people 2,000 year ago. Ascending to 1,100m in places each turn and corner offers stunning views over the sandstone mountains, local guides essential for a safe passage along the narrow tracks giving way to a high rocky plateau.

The less travelled route to the Lost City of Petra, this goes up and through the mountains to the north of the ancient city with stunning views experienced on the way. This route was used by the Nabataean people 2,000 year ago. Ascending to 1,100m in places each turn and corner offers stunning views over the sandstone mountains, local guides essential for a safe passage along the narrow tracks giving way to a high rocky plateau.

The less travelled route to the Lost City of Petra, this goes up and through the mountains to the north of the ancient city with stunning views experienced on the way. This route was used by the Nabataean people 2,000 year ago. Ascending to 1,100m in places each turn and corner offers stunning views over the sandstone mountains, local guides essential for a safe passage along the narrow tracks giving way to a high rocky plateau.

The less travelled route to the Lost City of Petra, this goes up and through the mountains to the north of the ancient city with stunning views experienced on the way. This route was used by the Nabataean people 2,000 year ago. Ascending to 1,100m in places each turn and corner offers stunning views over the sandstone mountains, local guides essential for a safe passage along the narrow tracks giving way to a high rocky plateau.

The less travelled route to the Lost City of Petra, this goes up and through the mountains to the north of the ancient city with stunning views experienced on the way. This route was used by the Nabataean people 2,000 year ago. Ascending to 1,100m in places each turn and corner offers stunning views over the sandstone mountains, local guides essential for a safe passage along the narrow tracks giving way to a high rocky plateau.

The less travelled route to the Lost City of Petra, this goes up and through the mountains to the north of the ancient city with stunning views experienced on the way. This route was used by the Nabataean people 2,000 year ago. Ascending to 1,100m in places each turn and corner offers stunning views over the sandstone mountains, local guides essential for a safe passage along the narrow tracks giving way to a high rocky plateau.

It is one of the largest monuments in Petra, measuring 47m wide by 48.3m high. It was built on the model of the Khazna but here the bas- reliefs are replaced by niches to house sculptures. A columned portico extends of the façade; the interior is occupied by two side benches and altar against the rear wall. It was used as a biclinium for the meetings of religious associations. And dates to the early 2nd century AD, during the reign of King Rabel II. In the hall was reused as a Christian chapel and crosses were carved in the rear wall thus the name “Monastery” (Dayr in Arabic).

It is one of the largest monuments in Petra, measuring 47m wide by 48.3m high. It was built on the model of the Khazna but here the bas- reliefs are replaced by niches to house sculptures. A columned portico extends of the façade; the interior is occupied by two side benches and altar against the rear wall. It was used as a biclinium for the meetings of religious associations. And dates to the early 2nd century AD, during the reign of King Rabel II. In the hall was reused as a Christian chapel and crosses were carved in the rear wall thus the name “Monastery” (Dayr in Arabic).

The column bases consist of ring marble around the plain base. Brown marble was used on the platform columns and white marble on the others. Some of the elaborate capitals have representations of winged lions at the corners, hence the name of the temple. It is thought that these were the capitals of the platform columns.
The main floor of the temple was paved with white and brown banded marble, while the platform   was paved with white and black marble. The interior was lavishly decorated with marble, plaster and stucco. Plaster affixes, representing human heads, tragic masks and floral designs were found. The temple most probably had a curved ceiling, and the roof was tiled.

The column bases consist of ring marble around the plain base. Brown marble was used on the platform columns and white marble on the others. Some of the elaborate capitals have representations of winged lions at the corners, hence the name of the temple. It is thought that these were the capitals of the platform columns.
The main floor of the temple was paved with white and brown banded marble, while the platform was paved with white and black marble. The interior was lavishly decorated with marble, plaster and stucco. Plaster affixes, representing human heads, tragic masks and floral designs were found. The temple most probably had a curved ceiling, and the roof was tiled.

Amidst Petra’s ancient temples is a Byzantine church dating from the 5th and 6th centuries. Still being excavated, Petra Church contains some extraordinary mosaics. The Petra Church seems to have first been built over Nabataean and Roman remains around 450 AD. It may have been a major 5th- and 6th-century cathedral, which is intriguing given the other evidence of Petra’s decline after a 363 AD earthquake.

Located to the north of the Corinthian tomb, the Palace Tomb measures 49 meters in width and 46 meters in height.  The lower part consists of 12 decorated columns and four gates. Above the threshold lie 18 pillars.  
The four gates of the cemetery lead to four rooms for burial, with some graves carved in the walls. This name was given to the cemetery as it resembles a palace.

The Corinthian Tomb, which lies after the Silk Tomb, was built between 40 and 70 AD. The façade measures 27.55 meters in width and 26 meters in height. t resembles the Silk Tomb and the Treasury, particularly in the upper part, but is less decorated. There are four water basins in the front and on the side, which were used in the cleansing rituals. There are four rooms inside the tomb, three of which are square-shaped and lie on the left with one on the right that has an area of 13 m².

This derived its name from the jar that crowns the pediment.It was probably constructed around 70 AD. It is preceded by a deep courtyard with colonnades on two sides. High up in the facade there are 3 niches which give on to small burial chambers, but which was adapted in 446 AD to serve as a Byzantine church.

TheTreasury, or Al Khazna. It is almost 40 meters high and intricately decorated with Corinthian capitals, friezes, figures and more. The Treasury is crowned by a funerary urn, which according to local legend conceals a pharaoh’s treasure. Although the original function is still a mystery, The Treasury was probably constructed in the 1st century BC. The Treasury consists of two floors with a width of 25.30 meters and a height of 39.1 meters.

The purpose of the Treasury is unclear: some archaeologists believed it to be a temple, while others thought it was a place to store documents. However, the most recent excavation here has unearthed a graveyard beneath the Treasury.

TheTreasury, or Al Khazna. It is almost 40 meters high and intricately decorated with Corinthian capitals, friezes, figures and more. The Treasury is crowned by a funerary urn, which according to local legend conceals a pharaoh’s treasure. Although the original function is still a mystery, The Treasury was probably constructed in the 1st century BC. The Treasury consists of two floors with a width of 25.30 meters and a height of 39.1 meters.

The purpose of the Treasury is unclear: some archaeologists believed it to be a temple, while others thought it was a place to store documents. However, the most recent excavation here has unearthed a graveyard beneath the Treasury.

TheTreasury, or Al Khazna. It is almost 40 meters high and intricately decorated with Corinthian capitals, friezes, figures and more. The Treasury is crowned by a funerary urn, which according to local legend conceals a pharaoh’s treasure. Although the original function is still a mystery, The Treasury was probably constructed in the 1st century BC. The Treasury consists of two floors with a width of 25.30 meters and a height of 39.1 meters.

The purpose of the Treasury is unclear: some archaeologists believed it to be a temple, while others thought it was a place to store documents. However, the most recent excavation here has unearthed a graveyard beneath the Treasury.

TheTreasury, or Al Khazna. It is almost 40 meters high and intricately decorated with Corinthian capitals, friezes, figures and more. The Treasury is crowned by a funerary urn, which according to local legend conceals a pharaoh’s treasure. Although the original function is still a mystery, The Treasury was probably constructed in the 1st century BC. The Treasury consists of two floors with a width of 25.30 meters and a height of 39.1 meters.

The purpose of the Treasury is unclear: some archaeologists believed it to be a temple, while others thought it was a place to store documents. However, the most recent excavation here has unearthed a graveyard beneath the Treasury.

The siq opens up onto Petra’s most magnificent façade; the Treasury, or Al Khazna. It is almost 40 meters high and intricately decorated with Corinthian capitals, friezes, figures and more. The Treasury is crowned by a funerary urn, which according to local legend conceals a pharaoh’s treasure. Although the original function is still a mystery, The Treasury was probably constructed in the 1st century BC, However, in reality the urn represented a memorial for royalty. The Treasury consists of two floors with a width of 25.30 meters and a height of 39.1 meters. 
The purpose of the Treasury is unclear: some archaeologists believed it to be a temple, while others thought it was a place to store documents. However, the most recent excavation here has unearthed a graveyard beneath the Treasury. 

It is the ancient main entrance leading to the city of Petra, starts at the Dam and ends at the opposite side of the vault, a split rock with a length of about 1200m and a width of 3 to 12m, and height up to about 80m; most of the rock is natural and another part was sculptured by the Nabataeans.  The Siq, the main road that leads to the city, starts from the Dam and ends at the Treasury.  It is a rock canal that measures 160 meters in length, 3 to 12 meters in width and reaches up to 80 meters in height. The main part of the Siq is created by natural rock formation and the rest is carved by the Nabataeans.
At the beginning of the Siq, one can still view the remains of the city’s gate. On both sides of the Siq, there are channels to draw water from Wadi Musa (the Valley of Moses), from outside.

It was renovated by the government in 1964 in the same way originally built by the Nabataens. This dam was built to protect their capital from floods that arrived during the seasonal rain from the mountains and hills across the valley.
The dam protected the city of Petra by redirecting the flood waters into a tunnel, which was later titled the ‘Dark Tunnel’. Proving to be successful, the dam thus represented the Natabataean’s skillful and modern infrastructure. During the excavation, it was found that the original name of the old city was Raqeem. However, upon their arrival, the Greeks renamed the city ‘Petra,’ meaning the rock.

It is the ancient main entrance leading to the city of Petra, starts at the Dam and ends at the opposite side of the vault, a split rock with a length of about 1200m and a width of 3 to 12m, and height up to about 80m; most of the rock is natural and another part was sculptured by the Nabataeans.  The Siq, the main road that leads to the city, starts from the Dam and ends at the Treasury.  It is a rock canal that measures 160 meters in length, 3 to 12 meters in width and reaches up to 80 meters in height. The main part of the Siq is created by natural rock formation and the rest is carved by the Nabataeans.
At the beginning of the Siq, one can still view the remains of the city’s gate. On both sides of the Siq, there are channels to draw water from Wadi Musa (the Valley of Moses), from outside.

It is the ancient main entrance leading to the city of Petra, starts at the Dam and ends at the opposite side of the vault, a split rock with a length of about 1200m and a width of 3 to 12m, and height up to about 80m; most of the rock is natural and another part was sculptured by the Nabataeans.  The Siq, the main road that leads to the city, starts from the Dam and ends at the Treasury.  It is a rock canal that measures 160 meters in length, 3 to 12 meters in width and reaches up to 80 meters in height. The main part of the Siq is created by natural rock formation and the rest is carved by the Nabataeans.
At the beginning of the Siq, one can still view the remains of the city’s gate. On both sides of the Siq, there are channels to draw water from Wadi Musa (the Valley of Moses), from outside.