Category:Lion Fountain (Petra)
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This fountain (from 200 BC – 200 AD) is an example of how the Nabateans created attractive monuments out of functional amenities. Water once gushed forth from the open mouth of the huge lion one sees. A carved channel above the lion’s head received water from the Ain Braq spring and the water collected in a basin here, and eventually flowed to a large cistern at the foot of the mountain. To the left of the fountain is an elevated area with a carved altar. This may have been used for rituals conducted to thank the gods for the water supply, as water was sacred to the Nabataeans.
Media in category "Lion Fountain (Petra)"
The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total.
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20100926 petra101.JPG 3,872 × 2,592; 4.71 MB
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20100926 petra104.JPG 3,872 × 2,592; 4.81 MB
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20100926 petra105.JPG 3,872 × 2,592; 4.67 MB
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20100926 petra108.JPG 3,872 × 2,592; 4.83 MB
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20100926 petra109.JPG 3,872 × 2,592; 4.87 MB
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Jordan-18B-044 - Lion Fountain.jpg 2,652 × 1,840; 4.96 MB
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Lion Fountain Petra Jordan1422.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 4.22 MB
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Lion Fountain, Petra, Jordan.jpg 1,024 × 768; 159 KB
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MonumentAuLion.JPG 1,152 × 864; 474 KB
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Petra Lion Fountain 1920.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 9.82 MB
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Petra Lion Fountain notice 1921.jpg 2,495 × 1,983; 2.84 MB
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Petra-Wadi al-Farasa-20-Loewenbrunnen-2010-gje.jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 5.82 MB
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The Lion Fountain (12293890266).jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 3.09 MB
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Vestiges de pierre de la Fontaine du Lion.jpg 1,142 × 733; 1.09 MB
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