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Petra: A Photo Essay
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"Petra's Great Temple"
Summer 2000
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Photographs by Elizabeth J. Himelfarb
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![[image]](http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/jordan/jpegs/petra1.jpeg)
Al Khazneh, the treasury |
![[image]](http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/jordan/jpegs/petra2.jpeg)
The theater |
![[image]](http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/jordan/jpegs/petra4.jpeg)
A man--perhaps a Nabataean merchant--leading his camel is carved in the rock face. |
![[image]](http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/jordan/jpegs/petra5.jpeg)
Water was harnessed and channeled through Petra. |
![[image]](http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/jordan/jpegs/petra7.jpeg)
The monastery is worth a harrowing climb. |
![[image]](http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/jordan/jpegs/petra8.jpeg)
Oleander grows among the tombs of Petra. |
![[image]](http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/jordan/jpegs/petra9.jpeg)
Petra's celebrated rose-colored rock |
Intro | Nabataeans | Photo Essay | Great Temple | Temple Plan | Who's Who | Virtual Petra | Surround Sound | Mystery Objects | Face Off | Star Spangled Banner | Bulletin Board | Map
© 2000 by the Archaeological Institute of America
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