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Street of Facades

Petra / Wadi Musa, Jordan
4.5 of 5 stars 18 Reviews
Type: Ancient Ruins
Description: This street is lined with tall tombs carved into the mountainside.
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Minden, Nevada
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4 reviews 4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

Be ready to walk for hours,there are so much to see it will take weeks to see everything,but so much worth while.You will never forget the sites and the awesome carvings which have stood the times and still stand. More

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Palm Harbor, Florida
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75 reviews 75 reviews
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25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

This is an interesting walk. Obviously, there are more acclaimed areas of Petra, and rightfully so. But, this is nice to see also. More

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Kabul
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

Definitely worth walking to the Street. Good sineage explaining the archeological digs and finds and the evidence of what once stood there. The Temple is one of the best-preserved ruins - don't walk by but walk into it and explore. As you go higher and higher, and lower and lower into the ruins, you are awed by the enormity of... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

It was a long hot slog and I didn't realize there would be sandy places to walk in addition to gravel and stone. The views from the street give a great taste as to what it may have been like to live there. Didn't like the smell of urine and bombardment of sales pitches for souvenirs and animal rides. More

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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100 reviews 100 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012

Everything in Petra is stunning. It's kinda hard to decide which one amaized you the most. More

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Philadelphia, PA
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

Time slows down after entering this, the heart of Petra...its an endless parade of awe-inspiring archtiecture...it is here where you understand those immortal words written: "a rose-red city half as old as time" by john William Burgon. More

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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15 reviews 15 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012

My recommendation. Hire a dunkey for the whole trip, go up and down in 5 hours you could see everything More

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Cairo, Egypt
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4 reviews 4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2011

The Street of Facades makes one just to be thankful to the Nabateans for their lavish spendings and luxury mania. If not their wealth pursuit how could we come to know Jordan?:)) More

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Roeselare, Belgium
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49 reviews 49 reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2011

Nice trail along the kings' graves. Don't let them sell you any rubbish. Go up the wooden bridge. Nice view of the city! More

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Seattle, Washington
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 December 2011

So they know there is more here but I didn't see anyone working to expose more. This must have been amazing in it's prime. Very neat to see how much is still there for us to enjoy. More

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