Less than a century after it was rediscovered, National Geographic's correspondent explored the ruins of Petra and found its ...

Add the Monastery at Petra to the monuments that humans probably built for astronomical purposes. New research suggests that ancient architects tracked the motion of the sun and constructed the ...

AMMAN — Chief Commissioner of the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) Fares Braizat on Tuesday presented a sculpture representing Ad-Deir (The Monastery), one of Petra’s most iconic ...

During the winter solstice, the sun is filtered into the Monastery at Petra, Jordan, illuminating the podium of a deity. Just at this moment, the silhouette of the mountain opposite draws the head of ...

Petra is regarded as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, with the ancient city being rediscovered in the early 20th century. It's now an in-demand travel destination as scorching hot for bucket ...

The ruins of Petra in Jordan are among the world’s most renowned archaeological sites. The ancient city is known for towering structures half-built and half-carved into the rock. On a trip to the ...

The Treasury building at Petra dating from the 1st Century is the most famous image of the site. It sits at the end of a long slot canyon called the Siq. Photo Credit: TW photo by Tom Stieghorst PETRA ...

When the winter solstice occurs, the setting sun shines upon a podium of the Monastery at Petra. This produces the silhouette of a lion's head that shines on the rocks opposite to the structure. Add ...