• This is the extraordinary Petra Theater, situated 600 m from the centre of Petra, Jordan.

• This theater could accommodate approximately 8500 people, who would come here to attend cultural performances.

Can you believe that most of it was carved out of a solid rock?

• Apparently, the monument was carved in the mountainside during the reign of King Aretas IV (4 BCE - 27 CE). However, the Romans rebuilt the stage back wall.

• ? by: Davydov Photography