Fodor's Expert Review Obelisk Tomb

Petra Ruins

This upper story of a two-story tomb is named for the four freestanding obelisks that decorate its facade. The lower story, the Triclinium Tomb, was so named because three walls of the empty room are lined with triclinia, a Latin word for this kind of bench. Sacred memorial feasts to honor the dead were held here.

Ruins Memorial/Monument/Tomb

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Petra, Ma’an  Jordan

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