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Carved In Stone – New Seven Wonders
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Carved In Stone – New Seven Wonders

Petra, Jordan: Carved into sides of the reddish mountains that run from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Dead Sea, this UNESCO World Heritage site is considered a masterpiece of bas relief monumental sculpture and architecture. Its origin is hazy, but the site is mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the rock dwellings are thought to have originated with the Semite tribe, the Nabataeans.

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