The Monastery

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The Monastery is a monumental rock-cut façade and temple in the ancient Nabatean city of Petra, Jordan, renowned for its massive scale and striking Hellenistic-influenced architecture.

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The Monastery canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
rock-cut monument ⓘ
temple ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access via long stairway or hiking path ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ad Deir Monastery ⓘ
Ad-Deir ⓘ
approximateDateOfConstruction 1st century BCE to 1st century CE ⓘ
architecturalStyle Hellenistic-influenced architecture ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
conservationStatus subject to erosion and weathering ⓘ
country Jordan ⓘ
culture Nabataean ⓘ
elevation high in the hills above central Petra ⓘ
geologicalContext carved into sandstone cliffs ⓘ
hasFeature central doorway ⓘ
crowned urn at the top ⓘ
forecourt in front of façade ⓘ
interior chamber ⓘ
large columned façade ⓘ
monumental rock-cut façade ⓘ
tholos-like central element ⓘ
height approximately 45 meters ⓘ
heritageSiteOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Petra ⓘ
linked to: Petra
inscriptionPresence Nabataean inscriptions nearby ⓘ
laterUse possible Christian monastery in Byzantine period ⓘ
locatedIn Jordan ⓘ
Ma'an Governorate ⓘ
linked to: Ma’an Governorate

Petra ⓘ
management Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
nameEtymology modern name given by local people ⓘ
nativeName Ad Deir ⓘ
linked to: Ad-Deir
nearbyAttraction The High Place of Sacrifice ⓘ
The Treasury (Al-Khazneh) ⓘ
originalFunction Nabataean ceremonial or religious structure ⓘ
partOf ancient Nabataean city of Petra ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ensemble of Petra ⓘ
region southern Jordan ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Nabataean religion ⓘ
later Christian use (possible) ⓘ
tourismSignificance one of the most visited monuments in Petra ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext within Petra, inscribed 1985 ⓘ
visitorActivity hiking destination ⓘ
visualCharacteristic massive scale ⓘ
relatively plain decoration compared to The Treasury ⓘ
width approximately 50 meters ⓘ

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

Petra → knownFor → The Monastery ⓘ
Johan Söderqvist → notableWork → The Monastery ⓘ
Ad-Deir → alternateName → The Monastery ⓘ
subject linked to: Ad-Deir (The Monastery)
Ad-Deir → alternativeName → The Monastery ⓘ