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 ...

As one of the oldest cities in the world, Petra has attracted over a million visitors in recent years. As one seven wonders of the modern world, it is a must for any trip to Jordan. Carved into ...

A trip to Jordan pairs history with adventure, making for a trip of a lifetime. From standing in the River Jordan to riding a ...

A respected figure in the revolutionary unit thanks to his fearlessness and bridge-building skills, Pedro hid a small detail: he was actually a woman named Petra Herrera and, willing to do anything to ...

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Art history in Utrecht covers the whole of western art history and transcultural relations between European countries and other regions of the world. Art History in Utrecht focuses on art and ...

For hundreds of years, the 2,300-year-old city of Petra, Jordan was largely abandoned and uninhabited. Today, welcoming around a million visitors per year, it’s one of the most popular tourist ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

The Year in Pictures: 2024 was made up of such extraordinary moments. And Times photographers captured them in extraordinary images. Faces Quiz: How well do you recognize some of the defining ...

How many of these fun facts about Petra do you already know? Petra is an important part of Jordan’s cultural heritage, and features on most travel bucket lists – with good reason! With intricately ...

Twenty years ago, Petra Nemcova was waking up the morning after Christmas and preparing to leave her vacation in Thailand when disaster struck. In 2004, Nemcova was 25 years old and vacationing ...