The Great Temple

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“No one can say for sure which god was worshipped at this temple, or whether it was the seat of the city's government.”

– Fodor's

Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
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"A major Nabataean temple of the 1st century BC, this structure was badly damaged by an earthquake not long after it was built, but it remained in use (albeit in different forms) until the late Byzantine period." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
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"The most important building of the great necropolis is the Treasury, most likely the mid-1C AD tomb of King Aretas IV, and today the symbol of Petra. Like the other tombs, it is entirely..." Full review