Petra Tour: Royal Tombs
Some of the most impressive tombs in Petra, sculpted out of the western slope of the Jabal al-Hubta rock massif, overlooking the city center.
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Supporting a wide open staircase, the Urn Tomb has a two-story substructure of arched vaults incorporated into the partly free-standing and partly rock-cut chambers behind them. The assumption that the vaulted substructure was not built until the 5th century AD might be plausible. However, according to Judith McKenzie the stone work with neat lines of tooling tilted at forty-five degrees indicate that it is contemporary with the tomb rather than a later construction re-using Nabataean stones.
© Photos, summary: Haupt & Binder
Some of the most impressive tombs in Petra, sculpted out of the western slope of the Jabal al-Hubta rock massif, overlooking the city center.