The late morning sun warms the sandstone facade of The Monastery (el-Deir, in Arabic). The site includes a large flat area in front of the building, perhaps for handling a large crowd.
This view provides people next to an enormous carved column decoration. The overall scale is hard to comprehend with this comparison.
A good look at the central capital and architectural details. The color of the warm sandstone facade is complemented by a deep blue Jordanian sky.
A dramatic wide vista of the Tombs of the Kings in the valley below.
For #Scape Day — a #Jordan scape
High above the main thoroughfare through the ancient city of #Petra is the enormous edifice generally known as #TheMonastery (in English)
While it is not as ornate as #TheTreasury, it is larger that its more famous counterpart and the setting is breathtaking
