Petra: Part 2 Photography - M1key - Michal Huniewicz
Cowgirl
Cowgirl
Girl posing for a picture.
Majestic cat
Majestic cat
Cat posing for a picture.
Renaissance Tomb
Renaissance Tomb
This is the Renaissance Tomb. The name was apparently inspired by its elegance. The capitals of all the pilasters are of the simple Nabataean type.
It is thought to have been carved in the early 2nd century AD.
Palace Tomb
Palace Tomb
This is the Palace Tomb. Supposedly, it is similar to the Roman palace design of the Golden House of Nero. It is composed of three levels;
the lower one was cut from the rock, while the others above were partially erected with blocks of rock to compensate the insufficient height
of the original rock face.
Roman Soldier Tomb
Roman Soldier Tomb
If you look carefully at the statue in the centre, you'll see a Roman cuirass worn by high-ranking Roman officers.
On the other hand, the friezes and floral capitals appear more typical of Nabataean architecture before the Roman annexation.
Triclinium
Triclinium
This picture was taken from the Roman Soldier Tomb. It shows the opposite triclinium, which is a formal dining room in a Roman building.
Both the Roman Soldier Tomb relate to each other; there probably once was a colonnaded courtyard connecting the two edifices.
Sacrifice Palace
Sacrifice Palace
Taken from the High Palace of Sacrifice, where the Nabataeans performed ritual killings of animals in their
most sacred open-air altar.
View from the palace
View from the palace
Another view from the High Palace of Sacrifice.
On my way down
On my way down
On my way down I found these Jordanian flags.
Long live King Abdullah II!
Long live King Abdullah II!
This is a stall with souvenirs to buy. You can see a picture of the beloved King Abdullah II. It reminded me of Tunisia,
which I had visited a few years ago, where photos of their beloved president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali were everywhere as well...
Nevertheless, I highly recommend googling the King's wife, Queen Rania of Jordan.
Petra from above
Petra from above
Petra, a rose-red city half as old as time (John William Burgon), from above.
Facades Street
Facades Street
The Facades Street in Petra.
Playing flute
Playing flute
Here's a man playing flute during a Petra night concert.
Petra night tour
Petra night tour
If you go to Petra, you should go on the night tour, where these candles are the only source
of light, and you're offered tea, and listen to traditional music.
Tombs
Tombs
Tombs.
Colonnade Street
Colonnade Street
Colonnade Street, running through the heart of Petra, has many unexcavated sites on both sides. The columns were destroyed
by an earthquake in 363 AD.
Columns
Columns
What remains of the columns.
Relax
Relax
Girl posing.
Hue
Hue
I was wondering how old this paint could be. Online I found suggestions it could be original.
Museum
Museum
The Petra museum and a tourist police stall.
Great Temple
Great Temple
The Great Temple measures 35 metres east-west, and is some 42.5 metres in length, making it the largest freestanding structure in Petra. It was built
in the 1st century BCE. The Temple was covered in colourful plaster, and a system of channels carried water through the site.
Some archaeologists have suggested that this was not a temple at all, but rather a government or administrative center.
Donkeys
Donkeys
Poor donkeys unable to hide from the sun.
Camel
Camel
Riding a camel.
Bored donkey
Bored donkey
Bored donkey, standing on the way to the monastery.
Another donkey
Another donkey
Another donkey on the way to the monastery.
Ad Deir
Ad Deir
Ad Deir, the monastery, is from the 1st century BC. Just like treasury, monastery is not really an accurate name.
It was probably a temple. The plaza in front of it was probably to accommodate crowds during ceremonies.
Scale
Scale
To help you realise the scale, these are people in front of the monastery. The monastery is 50m high.
Monastery
Monastery
The interior of the Monastery consists of a single room with double staircases leading up to a niche.
Mountain
Mountain
The mountain left of the monastery, where tourists are usually not allowed.
From a hill
From a hill
The monastery seen from a hill.
Oh, a goat
Oh, a goat
This goat with ears as veiny as Keira Knightley's feet didn't even say hello.
Hello!
Hello!
More goats. Fact: goats and sheep look different but are almost identical on the inside.
View
View
View.
Israel
Israel
The Israeli border is not too far from this place.
Dry mountains
Dry mountains
This is where I sat down, relaxed, had some sweets, and prepared to listen to some music and meditate - and then my iPod battery died.
So much for relax and meditation!
Treasury from above
Treasury from above
The treasury seen from above.
On my way back
On my way back
One final look at Petra and then it was time to go home.