The Treasury

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The Treasury is an iconic rock-cut temple façade in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, renowned for its elaborate Hellenistic architecture carved into rose-red sandstone cliffs.

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Label Occurrences
The Treasury canonical 3
Outer Treasury 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
rock-cut monument
temple façade
tourist attraction
accessedVia Petra
surface form: Siq (Petra)
alsoKnownAs Al-Khazneh (The Treasury)
surface form: Al-Khazneh

Al-Khazneh (The Treasury)
surface form: The Treasury at Petra
approximateDate early 1st century CE
architecturalStyle Hellenistic architecture
associatedLegend treasure hidden in the urn
builtBy Nabataean
surface form: Nabataeans
carvedInto sandstone cliff
conservationIssue damage from weathering and tourism
erosion of sandstone
constructionPeriod 1st century BCE
continent Asia
country Jordan
culture Nabataean
decorativeInfluence Hellenistic architecture
surface form: Greek architecture

Near Eastern traditions
Roman architecture
elevation approximately 800 meters above sea level
façadeHeight approximately 39 meters
façadeWidth approximately 25 meters
feature Corinthian columns
broken pediments
central tholos
elaborate sculptural decoration
two-story façade
urn crowning the central tholos
featuredIn popular films
featuredOn Jordanian tourism materials
function monumental tomb
royal mausoleum
heritageSiteOf Petra
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Petra
inscriptionStatus no major inscriptions on façade
locatedIn Ma’an Governorate
surface form: Ma'an Governorate

Petra
materialUsed rose-red sandstone
nativeName الخزنة
nearbySite Royal Tombs (Petra)
Petra
surface form: Street of Facades (Petra)
partOf Petra
surface form: ancient city of Petra
positionInSite at the end of the Siq gorge
significance one of Jordan's most famous landmarks
symbol of Petra
touristActivity photography spot
viewed from ground-level plaza
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1985 (as part of Petra)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Petra knownFor The Treasury
Second Courtyard hasStructure The Treasury
this entity surface form: Outer Treasury
Royal Palace hasPart The Treasury
Al-Khazneh (The Treasury) alsoKnownAs The Treasury
subject surface form: Al-Khazneh