A sliver of the Al-Khazneh temple’s façade is just visible at the end of this path. Like nearly every structure in the ancient city of Petra, the temple was carved directly into the sandstone cliffs that line the valley. Al-Khazneh boasts one of the most ornate, detailed façades of all the buildings here. Within the temple are relics of the past, including an elevated stone urn that was once thought to be the spot where bandits hid their loot. That’s been disproved, as the urn is solid stone. But that legend prompted the nickname of this space: the Treasury.
Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Lucian Blaga National Theater, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
-
Pantaleu
-
Bidding summer adieu
-
Heron lies the Salton Sea
-
Feature Attraction: 85 years at the drive-in
-
International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
-
Fighting evil with costumes
-
A courtyard scene from Spain
-
It s Slovenia s Independence and Unity Day
-
New York City skyline
-
Humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii
-
The Children’s Cultural Festival in Reykjavik begins today
-
High trekking season in Upper Mustang
-
Misool Island, Indonesia
-
It’s Endangered Species Day
-
Strolling across the Red Lagoon
-
Cinco de Mayo
-
Venice Skatepark, Los Angeles, California
-
A light at the edge of the world
-
Central Highlands of Vietnam
-
World Turtle Day
-
It’s National Walk to Work Day
-
National Moth Week
-
Here we honor the women who ve served
-
Here s looking Atchafalaya
-
Keep watching the skies
-
Infrared Jupiter, erupting Io
-
Antarctica Day
-
Forward-thinking women of history
-
Happy Bee Day to you