Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in Wadi Musa, Jordan. As visitors enter Petra from the winding gorge known as the Siq, they first behold the ...

The ancient city of Petra in modern-day Jordan prospered for centuries as a major power along the spice route. The dazzling settlement, with tombs, monuments, and temples carved directly into the ...

Getty Images Hidden high in the hills, the Monastery is one of the legendary monuments of Petra Donkeys haul tourists up 900 steep and eroded steps to the Monastery, a monument miraculously built ...