Petra
Title
Petra
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
November 11, 2016
Alternative Title or Name
Siq
Creator2
Allen, Will (photograph)
Work Type
Built Environment
Date
2015
Work Location
Jordan (nation)
Petra (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Nabatean
Subject
canyons
abandoned cities
Description
View of the Siq at one its narrowest points as one enters the city of Petra, Jordan. "The Siq is the result of a natural fault which ran right through the mountain. In the darkness of time, huge, subterranean forces started pushing upwards with violent energy, trying to lift the mountain up. It cracked down the fault and split apart ... Towards the end, the Siq becomes very narrow, deep and dark. The walls come close to creating a twilight gloom. Then a thin, vertical strip of contorting daylight is seen ahead. Framed by the black walls of the Siq is part of a classical facade"--Petra by Iaian Browning, London: Chatto & Windus, 1989.
Material/Medium
sandstone
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
WA145
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