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Siq | |
Wadi Farsa | |||
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High sacrificial site of the Nabateans |
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| Siq |
At the beginning of the "Siq" a triumph arch was built by the Romans, but nearly everything is destroyed. The "Siq" is a ditch naturally made of water and erosions, which means that the sandstone is very soft.
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| Treasury |
At the end of the "Siq", you can find the "Treasury". Originally it was a tomb, but it's called "Treasury" because of a story which says that a treasure is hidden at the top of the facade. So there are many holes, because of bullets.
High sacrificial site of the
Nabateans
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| Up to the sacrificial site |
On the Attonf-mountain was built a sacrificial site by Nabatäer in 1035m above sea level. The altar and the "washbasin" are well perserved. Standing on the sacrificial site you can have a wonderful view over Petra and you can see the tomb of Aaron (the brother of Moses).
The way down through the Wadi Farsa
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| Lion-fountain |
On the way down you can look at the lion-fountain, but it's hard to make it out. The water came through a pipe in the mouth of a "stone made" lion. Next is the triclinium, just on the other side of the soldier's grave. It's an area which looks like a garden, but it's disintegrated. The soldier's grave was maybe connected through a colonnade with the triclinium and it has details of the Nabatäer.
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Urn grave | |
Palacegrave | |||
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Silk grave | |
The grave of Sixtus Florentinus | |||
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Corinthian grave |
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| King's Graves |
They are found on the Eastern side of Petra and are the most beautiful of the 500 tombs in Petra.
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| Urn grave |
It's not really clear if it was built in the Roman or the Nabatäian epoque. It has a big central room, which became 400 after Ch. a Byzantine cathedral.
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| Silk grave |
The silk grave is very colourful and it has many different styleelements. The facade has a double-cronice and a lintel.
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| Corinthian Grave |
This grave has fabulous style, it's immense and it was a memorial for the tribute which was buried in it. The corps is unknown, maybe it is Aretas the 3rd.
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| Palacegrave |
This is the youngest of all the graves and it is built with a very complicated architecture. It's the only building with a wall, which is hardly damaged. Already during the building-time one part broke down. Maybe it was built because the Nabateans wanted a scenery for interments.
The grave of Sixtus Florentinus
This grave has a epigraph which tells his life and though it's disintegrated you can read it.
