elaborate facades line the center of Petra, thought to be the resting places of Nabataean kings. Two of the most ornate are the Tomb of the Palace (left) and the Corinthian Tomb. Photograph by ...

Petra's architecture had been under the strong Greco-Roman influence, but other styles were also seen, originating from Assyria.In 1862, the architect Jakob Ignaz Hittorffdrew similarity between Petra ...

Creasman said the architecture of the buried tomb is the “most exciting” aspect of the discovery, because its “construction ...