The Treasury; Petra, Jordan

By trayes | Published: 2008 | Location: Aqaba, Jordan

: Detail, the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Detail, second level center, the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Second level details; center and right at the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008

: Upper level architectural details, the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Only a suggestion of what once was; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Carved from the surrounding rock, architectural brilliance emerges; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Surviving for millenia; carved-rock details of the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Classic Greek-Roman architectural features such as the raking cornice, pediment, entablature and Corinthian capitals on the columns; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: As carved in and from the existing and surrounding rock; capital, entablature and dental; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008

: Detail; the treasury and surrounding rock face; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Carved from the rock, preserved through the centuries; architectural detail; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Top left architectural detail; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Top right architectural detail; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Stone cutting, carving for the ages; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: A deep recess and perfectly preserved capitals; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Strength, beauty and architectural brilliance in a single upward view; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Carefully carved detail cut seamlessly from the existing rock wall; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: As if springing from the wall, magnificent architectural detail emerges and is a part transformed of the surrounding rose-colored rock wall into which it was cut; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: Piecing together what is to envision what was; architectural detail; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

: A column capital close up; the treasury; Petra, Jordan. December 2008.

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