El Deir, a photo from Maan, South

Photographer's Note

The Deir (from the Arabic al-Dayr, "the Monastery") is one of the most famous buildings and the largest of the city ancient Petra in Jordan .
The facade of 45 m wide and 42m high seems to be related to a funeral rite , probably the king of the Nabataean Obodas I. deified who ascended the throne at -96 . A large urn 9 m high is at its peak and is accessible by a staircase. Subsequently, the building will be reused by Christians as a monastery, which earned him his current name .
The interior is composed of a large back room where a podium is accessible by a staircase.
The arrival at the monastery is via a staircase of 800 steps carved into the rock .
This monument is protected as from 6 December 1985 , the site of Petra is inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO .
The site appears in the film Transformers 2: Revenge (2009) where he was supposed to be in Egypt .
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JudyR (1671) 2010-04-09 13:26

Fascinating photograph. Such detail carved from the rock which you have shown so clearly in reference to the fascade. Thank you for your explanation as well. Judy

HimalAnda (10671) 2010-04-10 2:29

Bonjour Claude,

J'aime beaucoup cette photo pour plusieurs raisons. Il y a d'abord la composition que je trouve intéressante avec un jeu sur les diagonales, puis il y a les couleurs, mais aussi la quasi absence de personnes alors que je pense qu'il s'agit d'un lieu hautement touristique.

Stéphane

Yves-triga (5149) 2010-04-10 2:49

salut claude,
un endroit magique,une jolie réalisation de cet endroit classé,très beau travail
bien a toi
yves

yquem46 (38752) 2010-04-10 2:51

Bonjour Claude
la montée est bien casse-pattes mais çà vaut bien la peine de se donner un peu de mal pour admirer cette merveille
Une belle carte postale de très bonne qualité
Bon WE et bien amicalement
patrick