• July 28, 2013

    El-Deir Monastery, Petra - Jordan

    El-Deir Monastery, Petra - Jordan
    Ad Deir ("The Monastery"; Arabic: الدير ) is a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. Built by theNabataeans in the 1st century and measuring 50 metres wide by approximately 45 meters high, architecturally the Monastery is an example of the Nabatean Classical style. It is the second most visited building in Petra after Al Khazneh

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