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Al-Khazneh The first glimpse of Petra's Treasury (Al-Khazneh) upon exiting the Siq. Al-Khazneh (Arabic: الخزنة; IPA:, "The Treasury"), A.K.A. Khazneh el-Far'oun (treasury of the pharaoh), is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean Kingdom inhabited by the Arabs in ancient times.
Qubbat al-Khazna (Arabic: قبة الخزنة, romanized: Qubbat al-Khaznah, lit. 'Dome of the Treasury'), also known as the Bayt al-Mal or Beit al-Mal, [1] [2] is an old structure within the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. It is an octagonal structure decorated with mosaics, standing on eight Roman columns. [3]
English: View of Al-Siq from Al Khazneh, Petra, Jordan. Français : Vue du Siq à partir de El Khazneh à Pétra en Jordanie. Date: 14 April 2010: Source: Own work ...
Such a height is comparable to that of the Qasr al-Bint's current 23 m, but not as grand as the Khazneh/Treasury, whose facade reaches 39 m. [5] A theater-like structure (theatron) with about 600 seats dominates the interior of the temple beyond the Upper Temenos, where traces of extensive decoration remain in gold leaf and colored stucco. [6]
Al-Khazneh (Arabic: "The Treasury"), one of the most important temples; carved out of a sandstone rock face. Русский: Петра, Иордания, древний город, столица Набатейского царства.
Al Khazneh or the Treasury at Petra Artisans in the Nabataean city of Petra , in modern Jordan , extended the Western Asian tradition, carving their temples and tombs into the yellowish-orange rock that defines the canyons and gullies of the region.
Al Khazneh or The Treasury at Petra. Ceramics ... In addition to being the only known example of Nabataean interior figurative painting in situ, ...
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