🔴The Monastery🔴 ⚫Also known as El Deir, it's a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. ⚫It's located high in the hills northwest of the Petra city center you can reach it by climbing 850 steps.😨 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⚫The structure was first constructed in 3rd century BCE as a monumental Nabataean tomb. ⚫The rock-cut facade of the Monastery is 45 meters high and 50 meters wide. ⚫The interior layout of the Monastery consists of a single square chamber with a niche in the back wall. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⚫It was named Monastery because the tomb has several inscribed crosses carved into the wall, which may indicate that the structure was reused as a church during the Byzantine period. 🎥The Monastery has appeared in several Hollywood movies, including the popular 2009 film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #themonastery #addeir #tomb #petra #jordan #treasury #nabataeans #kingdom #monument #king #archaeology #history #ancient #art #archeologia #archaeologist #architecture #ancienthistory #travel #archaeological #rome #photography #usa #museum #roma #book #explorepage #featured #historical_grams (at Petra,Jordan: A Wonder of the World) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPcJgp6ns6l/?utm_medium=tumblr