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title: Great Temple, Petra
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18819/great-temple-petra/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-05-09
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# Great Temple, Petra
_Authored by Carole Raddato_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18819.jpg)
## Image Caption
Frontal view of the Great [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/), a grand monumental complex that lies south of the colonnaded street at Petra ([Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/)). The Great Temple is a rectangular complex with a Lower and an Upper Temenos. The Lower Temenos (sacred courtyard) was paved with hexagonal stones and enclosed on the east and west sides by triple colonnades that contained more than 100 columns. The Upper Temenos had a [theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/theatre/)-like structure (*theatron*), a semi-circular place of assembly with about 600 seats.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Raddato, C. (2024, April 18). Great Temple, Petra. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Great Temple, Petra." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 18, 2024. .
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Great Temple, Petra." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Apr 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/49772539916/in/album-72157681457764600/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/49772539916/in/album-72157681457764600/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/49772539916/in/album-72157681457764600/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 18 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.