Petra | Houses

Little-known of the Nabataean domestic architecture, In Petra houses carved, like the tombs, into the rock. Excavations have also revealed houses built of limestone blocks with roofs made of stone slabs supported by arches. What is certain is the Nabataeans were originally much better at building in stone. Building was an art they learnt late in developing their civilization.

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