Petra
Petra
About this place
On the panel in situ : "You are standing in the Bab Al-Siq in front of the Obelisk or 'Nefesh' Tomb, which was carved by the Nabataeans in the 1st century AD, slightly earlier than the bottom storey classical style Triclinium (banqueting hall). At the top are four pyramids or 'Nefesh' as well as a niche with a statue in bas-relief, symbolic representations of the five people buried in the tomb".
Brief description
Source : http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/326
Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges. It is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, where ancient Eastern traditions blend with Hellenistic architecture.