Did you know Petra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985? It covers 264 square kilometers and welcomes nearly a million visitors yearly. Known as the Rose-Red City, its architecture glows with ...

When Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt put it on the archaeological map in 1812, it was a ghost town, following centuries of abandonment.While much of the city is gone, many of its monumental ...

Ad Deir, or The Monastery, is one of the most-visited monuments in Petra (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Petra, in southern Jordan, is a love letter to human civilization from a long-lost empire.

Ad Deir, In the ancient city of Petra, stands a building proud and strong since nearly twenty centuries. Built somewhere in the first century, Al Deir is carved out of rock and is a true example ...

Ad Deir, In the ancient city of Petra, stands a building proud and strong since nearly twenty centuries. Built somewhere in the first century, Al Deir is carved out of rock and is a true example ...

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A clear example is seen in Ad Deir, the Monastery at Petra. During the winter solstice, the light of the setting sun entering through the gate of the monument illuminates the sacred motab.

Showing results for: Ad Deir Jordan carved by Nabatean nobads Discovering Petra Maxine Rose Schur discovers that at dusk, after the tourists have left, Jordan's ancient ruin comes to splendid life.

In Petra, Jordan, a team of archeologists is recovering some surprisingly sophisticated systems built to harness Mother Nature. That old world technology, they say, might just save the ancient ...

For example, during the winter solstice, lights and shadows are produced around a sacred podium in Ad Deir, the Monastery, by the setting sun.

Ad Deir, the Monastery at Petra, was built to align with the sun's movements David Bjorgen, Wikimedia Commons Spanish and Italian scientists studying the lost city of Petra believe that it and ...