Jordan - Petra - The Treasury - El-Khazneh
Petra (from πέτρα "petra", rock in Greek; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Butrā) is an archaeological site in southwestern Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is renowned for its rock-cut architecture.
The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was discovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was famously described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage." In 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site. It is one of the "New Seven Wonders of the World" as determined by the New Open World Corporation (not affiliated with UNESCO).
As it was not my first visit to this place I wanted to capture bit more unusual scene that would remind us of 'Indiana Jones and the last crusade'... or simply ancient times, however Petra is very touristic place and I had to wait for long time to capture such a timeless scene.
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL, f/7.1, 0.01 sec (1/100), ISO 400, 24 mm
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© Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (46 months ago | reply)
dio5 (46 months ago | reply)
I'd fave some of yr pictures but wouldn't know where to start.
Pretty jealous that you find the time and money to travel that much :)
Stunning work.
seattlescott [deleted] (46 months ago | reply)
Really nice shot....Love all the different shapes and textures here....
figalandia (46 months ago | reply)
stunning shot as always, lucy.
you are one of my favourite .
Loving Earth (46 months ago | reply)
Lovely - the framing and colours are near magical.
Dimitri Depaepe (46 months ago | reply)
veramente bella!!! complimenti!!!
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canecillo2 [deleted] (46 months ago | reply)
Bellísima foto
Patrick Mayon (46 months ago | reply)
You've been everywhere ! I supposed it's a photogenic place but it's beautiful and colourful photo. I like the compositon and the exposition is spot on.
john a d willis (away) (46 months ago | reply)
A classic view which always works
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Paddy McDougall (46 months ago | reply)
wow
fredurbans (46 months ago | reply)
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alexdpx (46 months ago | reply)
I'm planning to see this for myself in October.
Throwin' it in (46 months ago | reply)
Lovely composition...and the light is just superb.
IQ (46 months ago | reply)
a very famous site and a nice perspective to it!
IQ
dLux.hu (46 months ago | reply)
Beautiful! Old memories. :)
Photografa [deleted] (46 months ago | reply)
Great shot !!!
Nilton Ramos Quoirin (46 months ago | reply)
This place is amazing! I dream to visit it one day.
Sophie Zografidou (46 months ago | reply)
Exquisite shot - stunning colours!
The JASS (46 months ago | reply)
Superb shot
Khalid F. B (46 months ago | reply)
wonderful.
chee_hian (46 months ago | reply)
Another beautiful shot!
HORIZON (46 months ago | reply)
Stunning shot Lucie, it's a place I should visit!
cafeTibet (46 months ago | reply)
beautiful image! I must go there.
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tonyç photography (46 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot my friend!
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sebrofj (46 months ago | reply)
Lovely copmosition Lucy, great shot
sonetxca (46 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture!!
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Mark Twells (46 months ago | reply)
Your photostream is amazing. Just a perfect set of images, and this is no exception
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faamandres (46 months ago | reply)
excellentt!!! i love it!
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Dalal.Du (46 months ago | reply)
perfect lucie .. the timing is wonderful too !
carlosfalci (46 months ago | reply)
wow............fantastic:colors, composition and light
el__vaquero (46 months ago | reply)
Magnificent!
yatsuraoleg (46 months ago | reply)
wonderful place
Perfex (46 months ago | reply)
Absolutely Amazing !!
lovely work :)
scilit (46 months ago | reply)
I saw this in a Indiana Jones movie... cool
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Abdulaziz Thunayan (46 months ago | reply)
extraordinary shot!
Discaciate (46 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shoot.
The composition is truly amazing and I think you did an awesome job with the color tones.
I know what you mean about crowded places. I was in Angkor Wat, at Cambodia and had a really hard time getting "timeless" shoots.
But on this I can see that the wait was worth it.
Great work.
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grantthai (46 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous shot, fantastic place.
This beautiful image is sooo good it deserves to be faved twice and posted in the Rare Gems (double-faved) Group pool.
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BB (O.ö) (46 months ago | reply)
beautiful!!
One day I intend to visit Jordania and specially Petra :)*
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unicorn 81 (46 months ago | reply)
outstanding + wunderschön..........klasse photo
A.Alwosaibie (46 months ago | reply)
great shot!!!
emanu_cor (46 months ago | reply)
flickrmaniac, good photos!
Joseph T. A (46 months ago | reply)
Lovely Shot!!
Iván Maigua (46 months ago | reply)
Great !! I love it!!
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keithpk (46 months ago | reply)
Wow. Amazing photo. The angle of the shot gives a sense of revealing this hidden treasure. Nice shot.