Uum Sayhoun, Jordan
Coordinates: 30.328700, 35.449600
The Palace Tomb has one of the largest facades in Petra. It is located at the foot of Mount al-Khabta, north of the Corinthian Tomb. Meant to resemble a palace, The Palace Tomb is a Nabataean tomb in the Petra Archaeological Park. It was built toward the end of the first century CE.
It is one of the four so-called Royal Tombs of Petra.
Also known as the Tomb of the Three Floors, It boasts one of the largest and most imposing facades in Petra, consisting of three floors carved out of rock and also completed with added stone ashlars where necessary to complete the façade.
At 49 meters wide and 46 meters tall, its rock-hewn façade is one of the largest in Petra. The tomb’s name is derived from its supposed resemblance to a Roman palace design popularized by Nero’s Golden House.
It is situated among the Royal Tombs, a line of prominent monumental facades on the east cliffs flanking the valley in which the city lies.
The title “Palace Tomb” is recorded in the earliest catalog of tombs in Petra.
