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The Treasury in Petra

The Treasury in Petra

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Adele D. Oliver

Adele D. Oliver


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The Treasury in Petra

The Treasury (Al Khazneh) was originally built as a mausoleum and crypt at the beginning of the 1st Century AD. Its Arabic name Treasury derives from one legend that bandits or pirates hid their loot in a stone urn high on the second level. Significant damage from bullets can be seen on the urn. Local lore attributes this to Bedouins, who are said to have shot at the urn in hopes of breaking it open and spilling out the "treasure"—but the decorative urn is in fact solid sandstone. Another legend is that it functioned as a treasury of the Egyptian Pharaoh at the time of Moses. (excerpts from Wiki - thank you).

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Sezione Viaggio: Jordan
Cartelle Egypt, Nile, Petra
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