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Petra in words: a text walk for screen readers

This is Petra as a text adventure. It uses the same real, named places as the 3D version, and every building is described the way you'd find it inside. It works with any screen reader and keyboard, and you don't need graphics.

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Type a command and press Enter, or use the buttons. Try look, north, go to and a place name, enter, menu, order 1, sit, talk, leave or help.

🎮 Or walk Petra in 3D →

What the buildings of Petra look like inside

35 named places from the real map are in this walk. Here is what each kind is like when you step through the door, with real examples you can visit:

Shop — 28 in Petra

Shelves of goods run in rows toward the back, there's a display table near the door, and a register counter sits beside the entrance.

For example: The Outer Siq, Street of Facades, Al-Khazneh, Al-Khazna (The Treasury).

Restaurant — 2 in Petra

Tables with paired chairs fill the room, and high-backed booths run down one wall. A chalkboard menu hangs over the kitchen counter at the back, where a server stands ready. Posters brighten the side wall.

For example: Why Not Shop, Temple of the Winged Lions.

Grocery store — 2 in Petra

Long shelf aisles run the length of the store, stocked with colourful goods. A glowing cooler wall lines the back, and checkout lanes wait near the front.

For example: Upper Market, Middle market.

Theatre — 1 in Petra

A raised stage framed by a proscenium arch has closed red velvet curtains and footlights glowing along its edge. Rows of seats face it.

For example: The Theater.

Café — 1 in Petra

The espresso machine hisses behind a wooden counter, next to a grinder and a glass case of pastries. A chalkboard lists the drinks. Small round tables fill the room, and a sofa corner with a rug, a lamp and a bookcase sits by the window. Warm bulbs hang low over everything.

For example: Cafe.

Place of worship — 1 in Petra

Rows of pews split by a centre aisle lead to an altar at the front, with a plant standing on either side. It's calm and still.

For example: Great Temple.

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