Sights & Attractions in Petra

Things to Do in Petra

Name	Category	Location

Bab a-Siq The Gate of the Cleft opens onto the Siq, the canyon-lined passageway...	Architectural Sites, Archaeological Sites	Petra

Broken Pediment Tomb One of a series of facades carved into the western face of Jabal...	Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Petra

Byzantine Church Richly decorated with mosaics in the characteristic style of...	Religious Sites, Archaeological Sites	Petra

Colonnaded Street The Romans built the main street of Petra in the early 1st century...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Petra

Corinthian Tomb Set among some of Petra's finest tombs is one named for the large...	Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Petra


Djinn Blocks The function of these three large structures is unclear; they...	Archaeological Sites	Petra

Great Temple No one can say for sure who was worshipped at this temple, or...	Archaeological Sites	Petra

High Place of Sacrifice An ancient flight of stairs cut into the rock—and restored...	Archaeological Sites	Petra

Horse Square Horses used to be the conveyance of choice for the approximately...	Squares	Petra

Lion Monument Surface runoff fed this fountain on the path to the High Place...	Fountains	Petra

Monastery (Al-Deir) Second only to the Treasury in its magnificence, the Monastery...	Archaeological Sites	Petra

Museum Petra's museum, which has restrooms, is in the same building...	Museums / Galleries	Petra

Nymphaeum Dedicated to the water nymphs, this fountain was used for both...	Fountains	Petra

Obelisk Tomb This upper story of a two-story tomb is named for the four freestanding...	Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Petra

Obelisks On the terrace below the High Place stand two obelisks hewed...	Archaeological Sites	Petra

Palace Tomb This unfinished tomb is one of the few in Petra not carved entirely...	Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Petra

Qasr al-Bint This structure's full name, which translates as the "Palace of...	Archaeological Sites	Petra

Renaissance Tomb This tomb, bearing a pediment with three urns, bears a close...	Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Petra

Roman Soldier's Tomb The headless figure in the niche of this unusual tomb's facade...	Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Petra

Silk Tomb The striations of natural color in the Silk Tomb's rock make...	Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Petra

Siq The main entrance to Petra, in ancient times as in ours, is through...	Archaeological Sites	Petra

Snake Tomb No outward decoration marks this tomb, but 12 burial niches are...	Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Petra

Temple of the Winged Lions This impressive building overlooking the Colonnaded Street takes...	Religious Sites, Archaeological Sites	Petra

Theater This semicircular amphitheater is a clear sign of the extent...	Archaeological Sites	Petra

Tomb of Sextius Florentinus This is one of the few Petra monuments that can be dated with...	Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Petra

Treasury The Siq opens suddenly onto Petra's most famous monument, known...	Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Petra

Urn Tomb Named for the vaselike decoration at the top of its pediment...	Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Petra
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