The Byzantine Church of Petra

The Byzantine Church with its spectacular mosaic floors, just above the Colonnaded Street.

The Byzantine Church, a short climb above the Colonnaded Street, shelters some of the finest mosaic floors in Jordan — leopards, rams and mythological figures in glass and stone, dating to the 5th–6th centuries.

A shelter protects the mosaics; the site is quiet even in high season. Travellers who hire car & driver in Jordan include it on the main trail, and full package tours to Jordan highlight it for art lovers.

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