The treasury 2

The front of the treasury is a staging ground, one can catch a ride back to the entrance after a long day hiking in Petra.

Or one can just meet up with friends here. The grandeur of the treasury was to instill a sense of might and awe in visitors in the olden days. It still has the same effect today. Petra was only discovered quite late because of the security of the narrow siq and if and when anyone finds their way there, they are struck by a sense of awe at the might of the Nabataeans.