Detail of Al-Khazneh 2
Guarding Petra
Details of the Frieze
Al-Khazneh in the sunlight
Badlands 15
Reverting to nature
The height of the Siq
The mystique of Petra: A view through the sandsto…
Growing From Stone
Shore Acres Sandstone
Wild Flowers along the Cliffs
Hut with a View
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Lodge Valley waterfall 1
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Lodge Valley beach
Trevayne Point anticline
Overturned bedding at Trevayne Point
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Nolton Haven ironstone pebbles in channel lag depo…
Nolton Haven sandstone channel scours
Bedouins at Al-Khazneh
First view of Al Khazneh (Explored)
Look Closely Now ...
The effects of erosion
Life in the rocks
Elephant in the sandstone
Sandstone cliffs
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The height of the Siq
The shape of the Siq
High walls
Limestone cliff
Entering the Siq
Square tombs
Sandstone shapes
Rock creature
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Eastern Gate to Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
Eastern Gate to Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb, detail
Eastern Gate to Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
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Handa Island - Great Stack
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Handa Island - Geodh' a' Bhrisidh
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Petra, Jordan
"Al-Khazneh was originally built as a mausoleum and crypt at the beginning of the 1st century AD during the reign of Aretas IV Philopatris. Its Arabic name Treasury derives from one legend that bandits or pirates hid their loot in a stone urn high on the second level. Significant damage from bullets can be seen on the urn. Local lore attributes this to Bedouins, who are said to have shot at the urn in the early 20th century, in hopes of breaking it open and spilling out the "treasure"—but the decorative urn is in fact solid sandstone. Another legend is that it functioned as a treasury of the Egyptian Pharaoh at the time of Moses (Khaznet Far'oun).
Many of the building's architectural details have eroded away during the two thousand years since it was carved and sculpted from the cliff. The sculptures are thought to be those of various mythological figures associated with the afterlife. On top are figures of four eagles that would carry away the souls. The figures on the upper level are dancing Amazons with double-axes. The entrance is flanked by statues of the twins Castor and Pollux who lived partly on Olympus and partly in the underworld....
The Treasury has appeared in many Hollywood movies, gaining particular fame after being featured in climactic scenes in the popular 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in which its facade is represented as the entrance to the final resting place of the Holy Grail near Hatay. The interior scenes of the temple were filmed at Elstree Studios in England."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khazneh
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"Al-Khazneh was originally built as a mausoleum and crypt at the beginning of the 1st century AD during the reign of Aretas IV Philopatris. Its Arabic name Treasury derives from one legend that bandits or pirates hid their loot in a stone urn high on the second level. Significant damage from bullets can be seen on the urn. Local lore attributes this to Bedouins, who are said to have shot at the urn in the early 20th century, in hopes of breaking it open and spilling out the "treasure"—but the decorative urn is in fact solid sandstone. Another legend is that it functioned as a treasury of the Egyptian Pharaoh at the time of Moses (Khaznet Far'oun).
Many of the building's architectural details have eroded away during the two thousand years since it was carved and sculpted from the cliff. The sculptures are thought to be those of various mythological figures associated with the afterlife. On top are figures of four eagles that would carry away the souls. The figures on the upper level are dancing Amazons with double-axes. The entrance is flanked by statues of the twins Castor and Pollux who lived partly on Olympus and partly in the underworld....
The Treasury has appeared in many Hollywood movies, gaining particular fame after being featured in climactic scenes in the popular 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in which its facade is represented as the entrance to the final resting place of the Holy Grail near Hatay. The interior scenes of the temple were filmed at Elstree Studios in England."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khazneh
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