ROCK-CUT TOMB OR TEMPLE, PETRA, Jordan. Eighty-five feet in height. It is called by the Arabs El Khiizneh Far'on, " the Treasure of Pharaoh," which is said to be concealed in the urn-shaped finial at the summit. The portal leads into a lofty chamber twelve yards square. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883

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Size: 2175px × 3900px
Location: Petra, Jordan
Photo credit: © Historic Illustrations / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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