--- title: First Glimpse of Petra's Treasury from the Siq author: Carole Raddato source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18811/first-glimpse-of-petras-treasury-from-the-siq/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) updated: 2024-04-12 --- # First Glimpse of Petra's Treasury from the Siq _Authored by Carole Raddato_ ## Image File [![First Glimpse of Petra's Treasury from the Siq](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18811.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18811.jpg) ## Image Caption The first glimpse of Petra's Treasury (Al-Khazneh) upon exiting the Siq. The famous façade, known today as the Treasury, was originally a rock-cut [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) with a two-story façade, 24.9 m wide and almost 40 m high. Both stories are embellished in the Corinthian order and are elaborately decorated with friezes, sculptured figures, vegetation, and motifs related to the afterlife and [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/). The so-called Treasury was surely the last resting place of a king, probably constructed in the 1st century BCE for King Aretas IV (r. 9 BCE to 40 CE). ## Cite This Work ### APA Raddato, C. (2024, April 12). First Glimpse of Petra's Treasury from the Siq. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Raddato, Carole. "First Glimpse of Petra's Treasury from the Siq." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 12, 2024. . ### MLA Raddato, Carole. "First Glimpse of Petra's Treasury from the Siq." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Apr 2024, . ## License & Copyright [![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/34022040920/in/album-72157681457764600/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/34022040920/in/album-72157681457764600/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/34022040920/in/album-72157681457764600/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 12 April 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.