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title: Colonnaded Street of Petra
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18824/colonnaded-street-of-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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# Colonnaded Street of Petra

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Colonnaded Street of Petra](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18824.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18824.jpg)

## Image Caption

The colonnaded street of Petra ([Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/)) marked the centre of the ancient [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/). A double row of columns lined the 6m-wide carriageway, and covered porticoes gave access to commercial shops on its south side. At the end of the colonnaded street, a monumental triple-arched gate marked the access to the sacred open precinct of the Qasr al-Bint. The colonnaded street was built around 106 CE during the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) occupation.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2024, April 18). Colonnaded Street of Petra. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18824/colonnaded-street-of-petra/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Colonnaded Street of Petra." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 18, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18824/colonnaded-street-of-petra/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Colonnaded Street of Petra." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Apr 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18824/colonnaded-street-of-petra/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/24424450627/in/album-72157681457764600/) by **Carole Raddato**. 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.