Petra

Jordan 2015

JerashAmmanBethanyDead Sea

Mount NeboMadabaKarakAqaba

28th - 30th October 2015

Petra by Night

The Siq
The Siq
The Siq The Treasury
The Treasury
The Treasury
Petra by night Petra by night  Petra by night  Petra by night 
Petra by night  Petra by night  Petra by night   
 Petra by night music 
Petra by night music
 Petra by night music move 
Petra by night music: movie
Leaving the Treasury 
Leaving the Treasury
Leaving Petra 
Leaving Petra

Petra by Day 

Courtyard inside site entrance
Courtyard inside site entrance
Stables
Stables
Path into Petra
Path into Petra
Landscape, with Shrine of Aaron on Jabal Haroun in the background
Landscape, with Shrine of Aaron on Jabal Haroun in the background
“Djin blocks” / “god blocks” with tombs in the background
“Djin blocks” / “god blocks” with tombs in the background
“Djin block” and tombs
“Djin block” and tombs
Tombs
Tombs
Tombs
“Djin blocks”
“Djin blocks”
The easy way in
The easy way in
The Obelisk Tomb
The Obelisk Tomb
The Obelisk Tomb
The Obelisk Tomb Greek text above a tomb
Greek text above a tomb
Start of the Siq, with remains of an arch
Start of the Siq, with remains of an arch
Start of the Siq, with remains of an arch
The Siq
The Siq
The Siq The Siq The Siq
The Siq The Siq Bush growing by a water channel
Bush growing by a water channel
Colours of the rock
Colours of the rock
Remains of a pipe
Remains of a pipe
Roman/Nabatean road surface
Roman/Nabatean road surface
Remains of a carving of a merchant with two camels
Remains of a carving of a merchant with two camels
 
  Approaching The Treasury
Approaching The Treasury
Approaching The Treasury  
The Treasury
The Treasury
The Treasury The Treasury The Treasury
The Treasury The Treasury The Treasury The Treasury
Composite of The Treasury
Composite of The Treasury
Composite of The Treasury Composite of The Treasury Composite of The Treasury
Treasury composite
Treasury composite
Treasury composite Treasury composite Treasury composite
Camels in front of The Treasury
Camels in front of The Treasury
Camels in front of The Treasury Camels in front of The Treasury The Treasury’s chamber
The Treasury’s chamber
  Tourists, camels and “Nabateans” in front of The Treasury
Tourists, camels and “Nabateans” in front of The Treasury
Jordanian “park police” officer in full regalia in front of The Treasury
Jordanian “park police” officer in full regalia in front of The Treasury
 
The Outer Siq
The Outer Siq
Rock colours
Rock colours
The Street of Façades
The Street of Façades
The Street of Façades
Camels in front of The Theatre
Camels in front of The Theatre
Street of Façades panorama
Street of Façades panorama
Street of Façades panorama Street of Façades panorama
Street of Façades panorama Street of Façades panorama Tourist police
Tourist police
Mountain donkey and tombs
Mountain donkey and tombs
The Theatre
The Theatre
Façades
Façades
Façades Tombs
Tombs Coloured and eroded rocks
Coloured and eroded rocks
Coloured and eroded rocks 4-legged transport
4-legged transport
The Theatre panorama
The Theatre panorama
The Theatre panorama The Theatre panorama The Theatre panorama
The Theatre and tombs
The Theatre and tombs
The Urn Tomb
The Urn Tomb
The Urn Tomb The Urn Tomb
L-R: The Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, the Silk Tomb
L-R: The Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, the Silk Tomb
L-R: The Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, the Silk Tomb, the Urn Tomb
L-R: The Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, the Silk Tomb, the Urn Tomb
The Colonnaded Street
The Colonnaded Street
The Colonnaded Street and tombs
The Colonnaded Street and tombs
The Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, the Silk Tomb, and The Urn Tomb, from the Colonnaded Street
The Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, the Silk Tomb, and The Urn Tomb, from the Colonnaded Street
The Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, and the Silk Tomb, from the Colonnaded Street
The Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, and the Silk Tomb, from the Colonnaded Street
The Great Temple
The Great Temple
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The Qasr al-Bint temple
The Qasr al-Bint temple
The Qasr al-Bint temple The Qasr al-Bint temple Carved temple block
Carved temple block
Excavated Nabatean pottery fragments
Excavated Nabatean pottery fragments
Temenos (temple precinct) and the Royal Tombs from the Qasr al-Bint
Temenos (temple precinct) and the Royal Tombs from the Qasr al-Bint
Temenos (temple precinct) and the Royal Tombs from the Qasr al-Bint Altar of the Qasr al-Bint temple
Altar of the Qasr al-Bint temple
  Recent excavations near Qasr al-Bint
Recent excavations near Qasr al-Bint
Basel pointing out a carved column capital
Basel pointing out a carved column capital
 
The Great Temple panorama
The Great Temple panorama
The Great Temple panorama The Great Temple panorama The Great Temple
The Great Temple
The Colonnaded Street, The Great Temple and Qasr al-Bint temple
The Colonnaded Street, The Great Temple and Qasr al-Bint temple
The Royal Tombs and Petra panorama
The Royal Tombs and Petra panorama
The Royal Tombs and Petra panorama The Royal Tombs and Petra panorama
The Royal Tombs and Petra panorama The Royal Tombs and Petra panorama The Royal Tombs and Petra panorama The Great Temple
The Great Temple
Tombs, and playful dogs
Tombs, and playful dogs
The Great Temple, donkey and tombs
The Great Temple, donkey and tombs
Wadi
Wadi
Bob & Pam Mackey, the Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, and friend
Bob & Pam Mackey, the Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, and friend
The Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, the Silk Tomb, and part of the Urn Tomb panorama
The Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, the Silk Tomb, and part of the Urn Tomb panorama
The Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, the Silk Tomb, and part of the Urn Tomb panorama The Palace Tomb, the Corinthian Tomb, the Silk Tomb, and part of the Urn Tomb panorama Valley below the Urn tomb
Valley below the Urn tomb
Panorama of the valley below the Urn tomb
Panorama of the valley below the Urn tomb
Panorama of the valley below the Urn tomb Panorama of the valley below the Urn tomb Panorama of the valley below the Urn tomb
The Colonnaded Street and temples
The Colonnaded Street and temples
The Palace tomb
The Palace tomb
The Corinthian tomb
The Corinthian tomb
The Corinthian tomb
The Corinthian tomb The Corinthian tomb Steps up to the Urn Tomb
Steps up to the Urn Tomb
The Urn Tomb
The Urn Tomb
The Urn Tomb The Urn Tomb The Urn Tomb Bedouin family selling rugs
Bedouin family selling rugs
Pam & Bob Mackey near the Urn Tomb
Pam & Bob Mackey near the Urn Tomb
Street of Façades
Street of Façades
Street of Façades  
 The Treasury
The Treasury
Tourist at The Treasury 
Tourist at The Treasury
Tourist at The Treasury  Farewell to The Treasury 
Farewell to The Treasury
The Obelisk Tomb 
The Obelisk Tomb
The Obelisk Tomb  “Djin blocks” and tombs 
“Djin blocks” and tombs
 

Atrium of the Petra Mövenpick hotel 

  Atrium of the Petra Mövenpick hotel  Atrium of the Petra Mövenpick hotel   

On the way to “Little Petra” 

Dwellings and ruined castle (background) on the way to Little Petra 
Dwellings and ruined castle (background) on the way to Little Petra
Landscape on the way to Little Petra 
Landscape on the way to Little Petra
Ruined castle on the way to Little Petra 
Ruined castle on the way to Little Petra
Long view of ruined castle on the way to Little Petra 
Long view of ruined castle on the way to Little Petra
Petra from the road to Little Petra 
Petra from the road to Little Petra
Panorama 1 of Petra from the road to Little Petra 
Panorama 1 of Petra from the road to Little Petra
Panorama 1 of Petra from the road to Little Petra  Panorama 1 of Petra from the road to Little Petra 
Panorama 2 of Petra from the road to Little Petra 
Panorama 2 of Petra from the road to Little Petra
Panorama 2 of Petra from the road to Little Petra  Panorama 2 of Petra from the road to Little Petra  Panorama 2 of Petra from the road to Little Petra 
Dwellings on the way to Little Petra 
Dwellings on the way to Little Petra
Dwellings on the way to Little Petra  Goats crossing   

Al Beidha, “Little Petra” 

Bedouin tent near entrance to Little Petra 
Bedouin tent near entrance to Little Petra
Bedouin tent near entrance to Little Petra  Entrance to Little Petra site, with souvenir shops (and a camel) 
Entrance to Little Petra site, with souvenir shops (and a camel)
 A façade, Little Petra 
A façade, Little Petra
Rooms in the rock 
Rooms in the rock
The siq 
The siq
Temple  Temple 
Looking out of a room 
Looking out of a room
Looking out of a room  Rock-cut stairs 
Rock-cut stairs
Rock-cut stairs 
Rock-cut stairs  Rock-cut stairs  Rock-cut stairs  Rock-cut stairs 
Rock-cut stairs  Basel explains to Pam & Bob 
Basel explains to Pam & Bob
Basel explains to Pam & Bob  The “Painted House” 
The “Painted House”
Ceiling in the “Painted House” 
Ceiling in the “Painted House”
Steps out of the town to (inaccurately) “The Best View in the World” 
Steps out of the town to (inaccurately) “The Best View in the World”
Visitors to Little Petra 
Visitors to Little Petra
Visitors to Little Petra 
Visitors to Little Petra  Little Petra information (and musician) 
Little Petra information (and musician)
Outside Little Petra 
Outside Little Petra