aug 6, 400 BC - Petra, Jordan: Treasury and Great Temple
Description:
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
Added to timeline:
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