In its heyday, Petra was once the thriving capital of the Nabataean Kingdom. An esteemed World Heritage Site, its notable ...

It is unclear exactly when the Nabataeans built Petra, but by the 1st century BCE, traces of Hellenistic and Roman influence could be seen in its art and architecture, including statues of Nike ...

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 John Burgon said, "It seems no work of man's creative hand, by labor wrought as wavering fancy planned," Petra stands as ...

Petra Blaisse is lead designer of Inside Outside, specialised in interior design, landscape architecture, exhibition and textile design. Blaisse comes from a background in artistic craft and the ...