Journey through Arabia Petraea, to Mount Sinai, and the excavated city of Petra, the edom of the prophesis . soon make their appearance. Proceeding towardsthe west, we followed the brook of Wady that season, the little river flowed tranquillythrough its bed of sand and rocks; but we ob-served traces of its impetuosity during the rainyseason in the stones heaped on its banks, as well as 160 TRIUMPHAL ARCH. in the remains of the strong walls which wereformerly erected in order to prevent it from inun-dating the valley. In fact, that part of the valleywas the only one that presented a le
Journey through Arabia Petraea, to Mount Sinai, and the excavated city of Petra, the edom of the prophesis . soon make their appearance. Proceeding towardsthe west, we followed the brook of Wady that season, the little river flowed tranquillythrough its bed of sand and rocks; but we ob-served traces of its impetuosity during the rainyseason in the stones heaped on its banks, as well as 160 TRIUMPHAL ARCH. in the remains of the strong walls which wereformerly erected in order to prevent it from inun-dating the valley. In fact, that part of the valleywas the only one that presented a level space;and this the inhabitants sought to extend as muchas possible, in order to construct upon it a con-tinuation of their forum, or rather a grand avenue,bo rdered on each side by sumptuous the river passes under a vaulted covering,and the square extends over both banks, the pave-ment being formed of large slabs. The collectionof temples and tombs which were to be seen fromthat place all round the horizon, must have pre-sented a most magnificent spectacle when Petra wasin its KUINS OP A TRIUMPHAL ARCH. At the commencement of the level part of thevalley we found the ruins of a triumphal arch : Itook a sketch of the way by which we came from
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