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Petra's most famous monument, the Treasury, appears dramatically at the and of the siq. Used in the final sequence of the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, this towering facade is only the first of Petra,s secrets. Various walks and climbs reveal literally hundreds of buildings, facades, tombs, baths, funeral halls, temples and haunting rock drawings and relief's - enough to keep you here for many days. You find a 3,000-seat theater from the early 1st Century Deir (Monastery). A modest shrine commemorating the death of Aaron, brother of Moses, was built in the 13th Century by the Mamluke Sultan, high atop Mount Aaron in the Sharah range.
These sights are at their best in early morning and late afternoon, when the sun warms the multicolored stone, and you can view the majesty of Petra as Burckhardt saw it in 1812. When he made his journey, the road was long and arduous. Now a few hours' drive from Amman brings you to this unforgettable destination. Another worthwhile sight is the Petra Archaeological Museum inside the site, which houses a wide variety of finds from Petra. Hours 8:00 - 4:00.
