Ian Michael Flores
The Royal Tombs, past the edge of the rock

The Nabataeans

Petra, Jordan · Hegra, Saudi Arabia
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The same builders, five hundred kilometres apart. Petra's facades sit deep in a canyon; Hegra's stand alone in open desert, and were closed to visitors until 2020.

The Siq
The Siq
White turban, the Treasury behind
White turban, the Treasury behind
Laughing, and not looking at the tombs
Laughing, and not looking at the tombs
Two riders coming up the colonnaded street
Two riders coming up the colonnaded street
Feeding a dog on the high rock
Feeding a dog on the high rock
Walking the banded sandstone
Walking the banded sandstone
Horses waiting
Horses waiting
A boy on the white horse
A boy on the white horse
Hegra — a tomb cut into a standing dome
Hegra — a tomb cut into a standing dome
Hegra — two facades, one outcrop
Hegra — two facades, one outcrop
Hegra — the doorway
Hegra — the doorway
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