Street of Facades in Petra Jordan

Street of Facades in Petra Jordan

High Tomb Tower • Theater Necropolis • Uneishu Tomb

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View into the street of the facades rock city Petra Jordan UNESCO world cultural heritage

Behind the Al Khazneh Treasure House leads the outer as to the street of the facades and finally widens into the valley of Petras. High grave facades line the roadside like row houses. They were dated to the 1st century BC. Dated to 1st century AD. The more than 15-meter-high tomb tower with its special architecture should be emphasized. It has three free-standing façade walls and later pinned battlements. At the end of the street of the facades, on the right-hand side, is the Uneishu tomb on a hill. On the left side the street goes into the beautiful facade scenery of the Theater necropolis about.

The attentive observer discovers several buried crenellated graves and step graves on his way through the street of the facades. They blink from the ground and give an idea of ​​how many of Petra's cultural treasures are still hidden and waiting to be salvaged.


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Information boards on site, as well as personal experiences when visiting the ancient city of Petra in Jordan in October 2019.
Petra Development And Tourism Region Authority (oD), Locations in Petra. The Street of Facades. [online] Retrieved on April 15.04.2021, XNUMX, from URL: http://www.visitpetra.jo/DetailsPage/VisitPetra/LocationsInPetraDetailsEn.aspx?PID=7
Universes in Universe (oD), Street of Facades. & Uneishu tomb. [online] Retrieved on April 15.04.2021, XNUMX, from URL:
https://universes.art/de/art-destinations/jordanien/petra/street-facades and https://universes.art/de/art-destinations/jordanien/petra/street-facades/uneishu-tomb-2

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