{"id":804,"date":"2021-05-17T05:49:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T05:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritageexpo\/?page_id=804"},"modified":"2021-05-21T19:49:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T19:49:00","slug":"petra-exploring-the-rose-city","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritageexpo\/petra-exploring-the-rose-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Petra: Exploring The Rose City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo by Jorge Fern\u00e1ndez Salas<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Welcome to the online exhibition of Petra. This website is built to provide you with a holistic and vivid view of Petra, not only by learning general facts but also by exploring the ancient city in maps, photographs, documentaries and artefacts, following our story-telling narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To start the journey, make a cup of tea, perhaps also grab your VR glasses, and get ready to explore the ancient city in texts, photos, 3D models, videos and 360 tours!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Rose City at a Glance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Jordan City was an important crossroads between Syria-Phoenicia, Arabia and Egypt. Being settled since prehistoric times, the archaeological site locates in a mountain-surrounded basin between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea. It was built by Nabataean caravans in approximately 5th<\/sup> century BC, which shows a magnificent fusion of ancient Eastern traditions and architecture of Hellenistic. The city is half exposed, half covered by rosy-coloured rock, and it is one of the most popular signature tourist attractions of Jordan. However, the collapse of old structures as well as erosion from water bring challenge to its conservation. Recently, due to the pandemic of COVID-19, Petra\u2019s annual visitors have dropped from over one million to zero, leading to emptiness of the historic sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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