Petra Tour: Street of Facades
From Al-Khazneh Plaza through the Outer Siq to the Street of Facades lined with once magnificent tombs. Up to the Uneishu Tomb and on to the Theatre Necropolis.
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In this area it is clearly visible how much sand and debris have been carried away and accumulated over centuries by repeated flash floods. The rubble reaches to the upper edge of the tomb's doorway.
An unusual feature of the Hegra tomb is the opening to the burial chamber far above, framed by small pilasters with Nabataean capitals and a triangular pediment on top (see the detailed photo among the sliding images). On both sides of it, one can see the half-merlons, typical for stepped tombs as well as Proto-Hegra and Hegra. Remains of painted stucco were found on the facade.
Among the local Bedouins, legend has it that a thief took refuge in the upper chamber for some time. Hence they call it the "thief's tomb."
© Photo, text: Haupt & Binder
From Al-Khazneh Plaza through the Outer Siq to the Street of Facades lined with once magnificent tombs. Up to the Uneishu Tomb and on to the Theatre Necropolis.
Two sets of five steps over a cavetto (concave moulding) cornice, and fascia (horizontal mouldings). A non-decorative attic above the classical entablature, supported by the pilasters. "Hegra" refers to the second largest Nabataean settlement on the southern border of the kingdom, today's Mada'in Salih in Saudi Arabia.