Petra Tour: Winged Lions Temple
Sacred complex whose cultic chamber with a raised podium had columns surrounding it that were adorned with unique “winged lion” capitals.
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The temple had a portico with two enormous columns (approximately 13 m height) and laterally protruding walls, crowned with Nabataean-Corinthian capitals. The enclosing pilasters of this pronaos were decorated with sacred figures carved on inset blocks.
The arches that once stood up to 5.75 m in height, provided structural support for the temple.
© Reconstruction: Qais Twessi after Jason Blanzy
Photographed from a sign on site by Haupt & Binder
Sacred complex whose cultic chamber with a raised podium had columns surrounding it that were adorned with unique “winged lion” capitals.