The Bab Al-Siq Triclinium, constructed at a later date and more classical in style, is the first of approximately 100 similar monuments to be found throughout the site. An inscription in both Greek and Nabataean to be found opposite it, refers to a family tomb built by Abdmank which may well be the Obelisk tomb itself. The Obelisk was a common Nabataean funerary symbol and clearly demonstrates Egyptian influence. The Obelisk Tomb takes its name from the four Obelisks which decorate its upper storey. Although they are found in close proximity to one another, they appear to be unrelated, dating from various periods and standing on a slightly different axis. Opposite the Djin blocks are two monuments, the Obelisk Tomb and the Bab Al-Siq Triclinium, which stands below it. THE OBELISK TOMB AND THE BAB AL-SIQ TRICLINIUM
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They are generally thought to have been an early form of Nabataean tomb, though their proximity to running water may signify that they were related to the worship of water, bearer of fertility. There are about 40 such monuments to be found in Petra. Petra sights are at their best in early morning and late afternoon, when the sun warms the multicolored stones, you can view the majesty of Petra as it was seen first when discovered in 1812 after being lost by the 16th century for almost 300 years!Īs one makes one's way through the gorge, on horseback, horse carriage or on foot, to the entrance of Al-Siq or narrow defile, the first monuments one sees are three massive Djin blocks. The Petra basin boasts over 800 individual monuments, including buildings, tombs, baths, funerary halls, temples, arched gateways, and colonnaded streets, that were mostly carved from the kaleidoscopic sandstone by the technical and artistic genius of its inhabitants. It flourished for over 400 years around the time of Rome and Christ, until it was occupied by the Roman legions of the Emperor Trajan in 106 AD.
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Petra is breathtaking, and never to be forgotten. The sheer size of the city and the quality of beautifully carved facades is staggering and leads one to reflect on the creativity and industry of the Nabataeans who made Petra their capital. More facades beckon the visitor on until the ancient city gradually unfolds, one monument leading to the next for kilometer after kilometer.
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Suddenly the gorge opens into a natural square dominated by Petra's most famous monument, AL-KHAZNEH (The Treasury), who’s intricately carved facade glows in the dazzling sun. The approach through a kilometer long, cool, and gloom chasm (or SIQ) a long narrow gorge whose steeply rising sides all but obliterate the sun, provides a dramatic contrast with the magic to come. Admired then for its refined culture, massive architecture and ingenious complex of dams and water channels, Petra is now a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE and one of THE NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD that enchants visitors from all corners of the globe. It is the legacy of the Nabataeans, an industrious Arab people who settled in southern Jordan more than 2000 years ago. Petra, located about 262 km south of Amman and 133 km north of Aqaba is considered the most famous and gorgeous site in Jordan.