The first glimpse of the Khazneh as you abruptly reach the end of the Siq is truly breath-taking, so much so, that no amount of descriptive prose does it justice, it is better experienced first-hand.

The urn perched at the top of the monument was believed to hold countless treasures, gold and precious jewels, hence the monument's name. Inspired by classical Hellenistic architecture, the Khazneh's facade is 30 meters wide and 43 meters high. carved in the first century BC. as a tomb for a Nabataean King, some scholars believe it was later used as a temple. The elaborately carved facade depicts Nabataean gods and goddesses and mythological figures.

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