Renaissance Tomb


This tomb has fine natural stone details.


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Erosion has left only a weathered 'keyhole' in the facade of this tomb, accessed via stone steps.

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This hall was used for annual feasts to honour the dead placed in the Roman Soldier’s Tomb. The hall is unique in Petra because it has carved decoration…

3. Garden Tomb

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One of the most striking monuments in Wadi Farasa, this tomb may have been used as a temple.

5. High Place of Sacrifice

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6. Theatre

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Originally built by the Nabataeans (not the Romans) more than 2000 years ago, the Theatre was chiselled out of rock, slicing through many caves and tombs…

7. Lion Monument

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Water here was channelled to pour out of the lion’s mouth from the rock face above – an example of Nabataean engineering at its most sophisticated. A…

8. Street of Facades

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From the Treasury, the passage broadens into what is commonly referred to as the Outer Siq. Riddling the walls of the Outer Siq are more than 40 tombs and…

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