Street of Facades in Petra Jordan

Facades 1st century BC to 1st century AD

Behind the Al Khazneh Treasure House leads the outer as to the street of the facades and finally widens into the valley of Petras. High grave facades line the roadside like row houses. They were dated to the 1st century BC. Dated to 1st century AD. The more than 15-meter-high tomb tower with its special architecture should be emphasized. It has three free-standing façade walls and later pinned battlements. At the end of the street of the facades, on the right-hand side, is the Uneishu tomb on a hill. On the left side the street goes into the beautiful facade scenery of the Theater necropolis about.

Photos of the facades

The attentive observer discovers several buried crenellated graves and step graves on his way through the street of the facades. They blink from the ground and give an idea of ​​how many of Petra's cultural treasures are still hidden and waiting to be salvaged.

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