The Great Temple of Petra

The Great Temple complex, south of the Colonnaded Street, is Petra's largest freestanding compound — monumental stairways, a 600-seat theatre and carved elephant capitals that hint at its ceremonial grandeur.

Excavations continue and the scale surprises most visitors. Travellers who hire car & driver in Jordan include it on the main loop, and full package tours to Jordan pair it with Qasr al-Bint.