Truemors
The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced to the West by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was famously described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage." In 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site
This ancient city carved in the sandstone mountains is a UNESCO World Heritage site and was elected as one of the ''new 7 wonders of the world'' in 2007.
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Asta (not verified)at 06:47 on September 8th, 2009
Tetta er yndisleg mynd,eg er mjög stollt af ter elsku Agusta min,gaman ad sja hvad ter tekst vel ad taka myndir ,astarkvedjur tin Mamma
at 08:30 on September 8th, 2009
Takk elsku mamma, litlu strákarnir á kameldýrunum eru frændur Baldurs.
Þetta er bara gaman :O)