Thursday, February 23, 2012

The treasury 1

 This is the most coveted view of the treasury. It is known as the treasury because the urban legend was that one of the Pharoahs' of Egypt stored his treasure here. But nothing could be further from the truth, the fact is this was a facade tomb with a burial chamber in the centre. After the long trek through the narrow siq, suddenly this structure comes into view and it is the most photographed part of Petra.






There's always people and animals milling around in front of the treasury. Unless one comes before the crowds, there'll always be people assembled here, more during the later hours of the day.

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