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Photographer’s Note

This is a rock cut tomb found in petra. A few hundred metres furhter from the treasury.
The Nabataeans in their city of Petra, now in Jordan, extended this tradition, carving their temples and tombs into the yellowish-orange rock that defines the canyons and gullies of the region. These structures, dating from 600 BCE to about 300 CE, are particularly important in the history of architecture given their experimental forms.[4] Here too, because the structrures served as tombs, the interiors were rather perfunctory.

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serp2000 (9487) 2009-04-30 4:17

Hi, Thomas,
I have seen it too! Excellent shot! Impressive place. Good colours and fine note! TFS!
Serghei

Ultrablue (553) 2009-04-30 7:16

Hi Thomas!
I'm always very happy when someone post photo of Petra...I'd really like visit it!!!
TFS

Regards

Elena

wolf38 (12765) 2009-04-30 9:30

Hello Thomas. Petra. A famous and at the same time unmistakable motive. Architecturally very interesting. The most impressing thing are however the fantastic colors in rock. Very beautifully. Best regards, Wolfgang.

blagov58 (64) 2009-04-30 19:55

A dream of my many years to visit this fantastic place. Nice choice of the place - colorful layers of rock with carved entrance is stunning my imagination

mehrdad-t (821) 2009-05-01 6:41 [Comment]

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hay_kes (28562) 2009-05-01 6:58

Hi Thomas,
Another great historical architectutal view.Excellent POV, colours and textures.TFS.
Cheers,

hAyAti

cbrman (18847) 2009-05-03 11:57

Hello Thomas,

La structure de la pierre est très belle. Quel exploit d'avoir créé cette église dans ce décor minéral.
C'est splendide. On dirait presque la texture 'un arbre.
A+

Dominique

dawekato (1988) 2009-06-05 18:21

Excellent capture of the colours and textures in the rock. I have heard and read about Petra, but didn't know about the marble rocks. thanks for showing them.

jmdias (19225) 2009-06-19 17:10

thomas

nice view of this interesting façade that used the texture of the rocks like addornments. fnatastic the lines and colors. I liked the soft light you got here. nice job

hugs

jorge

mafegan (4171) 2009-06-20 4:16

Hello Thomas
A good pov to show these amazing rock colours. Well done and tfs, Marlene

fritzi007 (2531) 2009-06-20 8:26