6 Aug 400 Jahr v. Chr. - Petra, Jordan: Treasury and Great Temple

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Date: 400 BCE ~ 100 CE

Artist: unkown

Medium: Cut Rock

Location: Jordan

Function:
- Petra was the central city of the Nabataeans
- buried their dead in the tombs cut out of sandstone cliffs

Form:
- the entire city has been carved into the rock face
- Ornate Corinthian columns are used throughout
- the style most clearly embodies the Hellenistic style and reflects the influence of Alexandria
- columns not proportionally spaced
- broken pediment with a central tholos
- combination of Roman and indigenous traditions
- Greek, Egyptian, Assyrian gods on the facade

Comparison:
- Forum of Trajan

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