petra

petra is set amongst the beautiful old hills of wadi araba in jordan .the buildings are carved outof rock with wonderful rainbow colours.
the siq
this is the entrance to the city .it is a kilometre-long path which passes through a dramatic narrow gorge.At the end of the walk we saw our first incredible sight of petra
the khzneh this is the best -known building in petra.its decorated front is carved out of ahigh sandstone cliff. inside, it isnt decorated- there is alarge square room and smaller empty rooms. did they keep treasure here? there is ahuge nabatean theatre its great place to perform.
the great temple:this is the largest building in petra. it has about 100 columns and many wonderful nabatean and greek sculptures and carvings. we loved this place!