The Nymphaeum is defined by the massive, four hundred and fifty-year-old wild pistachio tree that shades its stone foundations near the junction of Wadi Musa and Wadi al-Mataha. This structure was a public fountain in ancient Petra, named…
Colonnaded Street and Temples
Walk the paved Roman-style street that served as Petra's bustling civic heart to see its grandest public monuments, temples, and stunning mosaics.
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1. Nymphaeum
2. Colonnaded Street
The Colonnaded Street is marked by a line of stone columns that rise from the center of Petra’s ancient valley floor. During the second century, Roman engineers straightened and paved this path, replacing an earlier, winding Nabataean…
3. Great Temple
The Great Temple stands out in Petra for its massive, terraced footprint, which covers over seven thousand square meters of the city center. While its name suggests a traditional house of worship, the complex lacks a standard altar or…
4. Qasr al-Bint - Temple of Dushara
The Qasr al-Bint, or Temple of Dushara, is one of the few free-standing buildings in Petra that was not carved directly into the surrounding sandstone cliffs. Built around thirty BC, it stands as a prominent rectangular structure on a…
5. Winged Lion Temple
The Temple of the Winged Lions stands as a prominent free-standing structure on the north slope of the Wadi Musa, overlooking the center of ancient Petra. Unlike many of the city’s famous monuments, it was built of local sandstone rather…
6. Byzantine Church Petra
The Byzantine Church in Petra is marked by a wide protective canopy that shields its excavated ruins from the elements. Constructed around the middle of the fifth century on a ridge overlooking the city center, this triple-aisled basilica…