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Winged Lion Temple # 17



http://jordantimes.com/us-grant-to-support-conservation-of-petra-temple 

US grant to support conservation of Petra temple

Petra | Mar 28, 2012 | 00:06

AMMAN — A US grant was awarded on Tuesday to the American Centre on Oriental Research and the Department of Antiquities to support a project to conserve, repair and increase accessibility to the Temple of the Winged Lions in Petra, according to a US embassy statement.
US Ambassador to Jordan Stuart Jones launched the $600,000 grant yesterday, awarded under the US Department of State’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation.
The ambassador also toured the Wadi Al Jarra Dam site and was briefed about the Nabataean flash flood protection system.
The project will also train conservation specialists and educate the local community about the site, the statement said.


Looking south from Winged Lion Temple sign area

 http://www.atlastours.net/jordan/petra_map.html