The Treasury of Petra is the first construction of a certain entity that the traveler finds when he emerges from the Siq, the 1.5 km gorge that must be traveled to reach the hidden city of Petra, in Jordan. The Arabic name «Khazneh al-Fira» means «pharaoh's treasure» and stems from the Bedouin belief that a pharaoh had hidden treasure in the top urn, the giant urn-shaped dome on the central gazebo of the second level.
The treasure is a mausoleum carved into the rock itself with immense dimensions: 25 M. Wide and 39 high, it is dedicated to a Nabataean king or queen and was built in the second half of the reign of Aretas iv, who ruled between 9 B. C. And 40 ad The façade is decorated with floral and figurative elements, clearly influenced by Alexandrian palatial architecture. The stream that ran through the Siq and flowed into the square in front of the treasury was diverted in the 19th century to facilitate the arrival of tourists. This sculpture carved into the rock is part of one of the 7 wonders of the modern world. Collection: «The seven wonders of the modern world in black and white»
«Petra's Treasure»
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