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| The Royal Tombs of Petra seen from the Paved Road |
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|  | Petra : the rediscoovery Among the early visitors to Petra was David Roberts, the Scottish painter, who came here in March 1839.
he wrote : "I am more and more astonished and bewildered with this extraordinary city, which must be 5 or 6 miles each way in extent; and every ravine has been inhabited, even to the tops of the mountain. The style of the architecture varies from all that I have ever seen... and I have often thrown my pencil away in despair of ever being able to convey any idea of this extraordinary place..
The valley has been filled with temples, public buildings, triumphal arches and bridges, all of which have been laid prostrate, with the exception of one arch and one temple, and of this temple the portico has fallen. The stream still flows through it as heretofore; the shrubs and wildflowers flourish luxuriantly; every crevice of the rock is filled with them, and the air is perfumed with the most delicious fragrance."
Most people would wish to have seen Petra in such circumstances! |
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MacedonianUK Mon Feb 16, 2009 09:07 UTC Impresive page Layle!! Funny you should mantion donkey, we had very enterprising kids to offer their services and donkeys. My little girl decided that her donkey is comming home with us! | deecat Fri Feb 13, 2009 00:42 UTC My dear friend, you have done it again. Spectacular! Favorites for me were Petra Kitchen, Jebel Haroun, Bedouin Camp & village. Donkey Trip, the Khazneh, Roman Soldier Tomb, 7 Great Temple. Bravo! | iwys Tue Feb 3, 2009 16:14 UTC Leyle, the early years? Was this the place where you became an Arabist? | jumpingnorman Mon Feb 2, 2009 20:19 UTC Indiana Jones was there???? Nice tip, but it does look like from an Indiana Jones movie, Norman :) |
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