Petra Tour: Al-Khazneh
The most famous monument in Petra, the 39-meters-high mausoleum for a Nabataean king or queen, carved deep into the rock face during the first half of the 1st century AD.
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These drawings are displayed on information boards in the Nabataean Hall of the Jordan Museum. The first one shows three of the older graves. The tomb of Khazneh was later carved from the rock wall above them.
The finished site might have looked similar to the third drawing (see "more"). The fourth image illustrates the extent of flooding in later centuries.
© Drawings: The Jordan Museum
© Repro, text: Haupt & Binder, Universes in Universe
The most famous monument in Petra, the 39-meters-high mausoleum for a Nabataean king or queen, carved deep into the rock face during the first half of the 1st century AD.