Urn Tomb is located in Petra (Historical place in Jordan), Jordan. It's address is Wadi Musa, Jordan.
Wadi Musa, Jordan
8CHX+2P Wadi Musa, Jordan
+962 7 7961 6896
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Where is Urn Tomb?
Urn Tomb is located at: Wadi Musa, Jordan.
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What are the coordinates of Urn Tomb?
Coordinates: 30.327578, 35.4492857
Urn Tomb Reviews
2019-01-09 08:40:25 GMT
This is probably the most beautiful of all the tombs in the series of Royal Tombs. From outside, it looks like another tall facade of any other Nabatean tomb in Petra. But as soon as you step inside, it's a spectacular sight - bands of colors running across the walls of the carved mountain rock all around. It feels almost psychedelic inside here if there's no one around to disturb the feeling.
2023-05-11 09:34:26 GMT
A wonderful spot through Petra.
A must visit.
Note it's a climbing spot, be ready.
2022-11-24 03:36:58 GMT
A must stop to see the inside of the building. The designs made by the rock formations are amazing
2019-02-16 14:36:32 GMT
Constructed probably around 70 AD and later served as a Byzantine church according to Petra Visitors app.
2019-11-26 23:44:35 GMT
Quit a haul, but so worth it. The acoustical properties in the shrine, as well as the architecture inside, are amazing.
2022-02-12 19:07:20 GMT
Impressive rocks cut to build buildings back in the day.
2022-07-25 08:14:43 GMT
The tomb of the jar or the court is an archaeological building dating back to the Nabataean civilization in Jordan, specifically the first half of the first century AD. It is located in the archaeological reserve in the city of Petra in the south of the country, on the opposite side of the Nabataean Amphitheater.
The building was originally one of the city's royal tombs that were dug into the rocks. It was used as a mausoleum until it was converted into a church in the Byzantine period. It was also called by this name for the decorations of the jar that adorn it.
The building was designed as a royal burial for the Nabatean king Malik II (died in 70 AD), whose remains of the statue in the central apse of the facade are believed to have belonged to him.[3] The building consists of a group of important facades, the first of which is the "Tomb of the Urn". The facade was about 16 meters wide and 26 meters high. It also consists of two floors of walls that support arches below the level of the burial hall, and it is combined with burial chambers, part of which and the other built. There is a staircase going up to the burial yard at the top. The tomb consists of a square hall with a length of about 19 meters. The graves were in the back of the burial ground.
In 447 AD, the building was turned into a church by a number of Byzantine monks. Thus, it will be the first church in Petra.
The area of the front yard was increased later, by building a group of vaults and arches, to facilitate access to this church. The road leading to it was also diverted to be from the bottom of the adjacent mountain, after the process of reaching it was from the top. It is worth noting that the plan of this church is a basilica, where the carving of the internal burial chambers was changed to be in the form of an apse. In the middle of the central apse there is an indistinct cross shape. There are also historical texts that mention that some followers of Christianity were deported to Petra as punishment from the church.
In the front of the building there is a Greek-Byzantine inscription indicating that it was originally a royal tomb.
2019-08-06 18:59:26 GMT
I just stood here in awe looking towards this structure. It is carved out the bedrock in a manner that is not easily to get your head around. It just looks very beautiful. Certainly worth the visit. Do make sure to not visit this during peak hours since then it can get quite crowded.
2020-07-05 04:15:58 GMT
Amazing place and view
2019-02-23 23:39:08 GMT
Must see!
2023-05-18 07:26:00 GMT
It's worth to go up to the tomb. You may enjoy a great panorama.
2019-03-24 14:17:57 GMT
The Urn Tomb has the largest internal space of all tombs in Petra. In the 5th century it was sainted as a Byzantine church and thus belongs to the oldest churches in Jordan. Amazing!
2020-03-16 12:13:28 GMT
The Urn Tomb is the biggest Tomb in all Petra. The sensation is really amazing and you will feel that you have travel in time.
2017-01-04 18:08:51 GMT
This is amazing. A once in a lifetime site. Has been around since 300 BC.
2016-10-05 10:26:39 GMT
Amazing place especially at sunset
2019-06-08 10:31:17 GMT
So amazing
2019-11-14 09:25:06 GMT
One of the best tomb in the world
2021-08-06 13:46:19 GMT
Really impressive
2023-04-08 17:54:05 GMT
Absolutely incredible!
2017-02-21 08:23:14 GMT
Amazing work of the Nabatean people.
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About Petra
Historical place in JordanPetra, originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is a historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system, Petra is also called the "Rose City" because of the colour of the sandstone from which it is carved; it was famously called "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a poem of 1845 by John Burgon. source
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