One can explore the historical country of Jordan, today's haven of peace in the Middle East via Google Street View. It has more than 30 historic places that can be explored through Google's Street View.
No less than Her Majesty, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan made the announcement via Google's official blog. The queen expressed her love for the technology as it provides the people of today with the lens to take a look at the past.
Jordan's rich, unique and varied history can now be viewed online with Google Street View. Anyone with Internet can now virtually explore the beauteous kingdom in the center of the Middle East.
Jordan has been the seat of an ancient civilization, ancient cities and religious sites which left their footprints in the country. Two of the ancient cities are Jerash by the Romans and Petra by the Nabateans. Ancient religious places are River Jordan and Mount Nebo.
Petra, the Rose-Red city and the ancient archaeological site of Jordan, is still miraculously standing up to this day, surviving earthquakes. It is hidden in magnificent valleys. Petra was Nabataean kingdom's center of trading.
The post said the sight of Petra is familiar to movie fanatics as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade have Sean Connery and Harrison Ford joining the team that searched for the Holy Grail.
Jordan on Google's Street View provides anyone a chance to explore the sites, the amphitheatre and tombs of the ancient Petra, which is estimated to be 2,000 years old.
The second most visited site outside Petra is Jerash, which preserves Roman architecture outside Italy. In a virtual tour of Jerash, one can check on its streets, ruins, theaters, baths and temples.
It would be great to visit the extremely significant historic sites of Jordan, but if it is still impossible to physically do it, Google's Street View makes it possible for anyone to explore the city virtually. According to Engadget, though it is not as grandeur as a real-life visit, at least the hint is something really worth appreciating.
The queen said, "And when we understand more about each other's stories and cultures and histories, we realize that we are more alike than we are different. That's why we must preserve these treasures for future generations. They're a doorway to our shared narrative."
