Street of Facades and Theater

The Treasury facade is carved directly into the sheer, rose-colored sandstone cliff, standing nearly forty meters tall with elaborate Corinthian columns and weathered figures of mythological twins. King Aretas the Fourth commissioned this…

The Street of Facades features a row of monumental Nabatean tombs carved directly into the sandstone cliffside. These openings rise in tiers, their classical columns and geometric friezes weathered into soft, honey-colored ripples by…

The Tomb of Unayshu features a facade carved directly into the rose-red sandstone, distinguished by three distinct tiers of columns and a central doorway topped by a decorative arch. Built in the first century, this burial site serves as…

The Nabatean Theatre cuts directly into the rose-red sandstone of the mountain, rather than standing as a built structure. Carved in the first century during the reign of Aretas the fourth, the auditorium held up to eight thousand…

The Urn Tomb stands high on the cliffside, marked by a massive courtyard enclosed by two stories of vaulted arches. Carved into the sandstone in the first century, this structure served as a royal tomb for the Nabataean kings, perhaps King…

The Silk Tomb is defined by the swirling, multicolored sandstone facade that dominates its face. Unlike the sharp, precise carvings found elsewhere in Petra, the erosive forces of nature have bled the mineral veins of the cliffside into…

The Corinthian Tomb anchors the row of Royal Tombs in Petra, distinguished by a facade that mimics the architecture of Greek temples. Its upper story features four columns topped with leafy acanthus carvings, a style imported from the…

The Palace Tomb features four distinct columns carved directly into the cliff face, topped by an upper story that mimics the look of a Roman villa. It stands out for its sheer scale, as the facade stretches nearly fifty meters wide. While…