The Treasury serves as the climactic revelation at the end of The Siq—a narrow, 1.2-kilometer canyon that dramatically introduces visitors to Petra. The Monastery, or Ad-Deir, surpasses even the ...

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 ...

“Today, Petra, the Rose City ... Jordanian archaeologists first discovered hidden tombs around the Treasury, now a popular ...

One of the first sights is Petra's most recognizable building, Al Khazneh, commonly called "the Treasury" (although it is, in fact, believed to be a large tomb). The city remained well preserved ...

Cliffs tower over this narrow path, which weaves through the sinewy rock for 1.2km, finally opening onto Al-Khazneh, better known as The Treasury. One of Petra’s highlights, its lofty columns and ...

Once you inch your way through it, you are spilled out onto a sandy apron and confronted with the most dramatic structure in Petra—Al Khazneh, or the Treasury, a cave more than a hundred feet ...

Chairman of the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) Fares Braizat has met with a “high-level” media delegation from Poland as part of efforts to promote Petra as a global tourist ...