Known as Ed Deir—the Monastery—this building was a temple for ... to the mysterious Petra, he realized, with growing excitement, that he might be near the “lost” city itself.

Another, the once free-standing Great Temple—which probably ... another remnant of the city that Petra once had been, a bustling capital, where lives were lived and lost; an empire etched ...

The treasures found in the "lost city" of Tanis ... but likely began as a temple. Photograph by Martin Gray Tanis was found largely as it was abandoned, so the city is home to many archaeological ...

Archeologists have made an exciting new discovery in Egypt, uncovering a lost ... city and never found it," Hawass wrote in a statement. "We began our work searching for the mortuary temple ...

At its heart, a grand temple dedicated to Amun played a vital ... of Mediterranean trade and cultural exchange. The city, once lost beneath the sea, now tells its story through the artifacts ...

Petra is the country's lost city and most famous site ... The Treasury (Al-Khazneh), The Great Temple, The Roman Theatre and The Colonnaded Street. "Petra is the star highlight of Jordan visit.