As visitors enter Petra from the winding gorge known as the Siq, they first behold the towering edifice of Al Khazna, or the Treasury, carved from rosy-hued sandstone. For many tourists ...

For more than two millenia, the elaborate sandstone pillars of the Treasury have greeted arrivals to Petra. Photograph by Luis Marden The Swiss explorer had to manage his astonishment. A ...

Petra’s ancient Treasury, the rose-red city’s iconic façade, on Friday lit up in blue in solidarity with cancer patients around the globe, marking the 22nd World Cancer Day, on February 4.

Stop By the Petra Museum Learn about Petra Stroll The Bab As Siq The Bab As Siq Dam Walk down The Siq Marvel at The Treasury Walk Down The Street of Facades See the High Place of Sacrifice Gaze at ...