Petra Treasury is a monument carved by the Nabataean craftsmen who operated under the influence of the stonemasons from the Mediterranean basin. (ACOR) Amman -- Petra's architecture had been under 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 ...

Positioned at the end of the Siq, the dramatic relief feels like a Hollywood ... I had a guide for the entire excursion. Many in Petra speak English. The Treasury is the big reveal.

Petra Treasury is a monument carved by the Nabataean craftsmen who operated under the influence of the stonemasons from the Mediterranean basin (Photo courtesy of ACOR) AMMAN — Petra's architecture ...

of the Treasury, who perhaps had actually been called to Petra from Alexandria, with all his stylistic background, " the researcher said. In Alexandria, as in the rest of the Mediterranean basin ...