Petra+City+of+stone

The city of Petra is located deep within the deserts of Jordan, at a crossroads of the ancient Near East. It was inhabited by the Nabateans a population of 20.000 people who lived as desert traders, Their main products were spices and perfume.

Petra is entirely made of stone, you can see temples, rock cut tombs, dwellings, all of these carved by the Nabateans, truly a proof of magnificent engeneering for its time.

Its architecture was spread around gullies and up steep cliffs, and all of the structures were made carefully with special detail on facades, since it was a common way to display wealth in their culture. Tombs were a very important part of Petra’s architecture, they were made to honor those laid to rest inside and building them was a hard task that involved a big group of people The city grew around the natural contours of its landscape, some technological improvements were present such as paved roads. After the Roman occupation of Petra, they tried to impose an urban grid in its settelment and made a main street that went along the marketplace, It is without doubt, one of the most interesting ideas of urban development in ancient culture.  media type="file" key="a.mp3" width="240" height="20"