佩特拉的宝库，约旦 Al-Khazneh (the Treasury), Petra, Jordan (© WitthayaP/Shutterstock)

佩特拉的宝库，约旦 Al-Khazneh (the Treasury), Petra, Jordan (© WitthayaP/Shutterstock)

一座宝库 A temple to treasure

佩特拉，约旦

卡兹尼神殿是约旦佩特拉的一座神殿，在阿拉伯语中意为

"宝库"。多年以来，佩特拉一直不为世界所知，只有住在周边沙漠里的贝都因人才知晓它的存在。大约2000年前，佩特拉的原住民纳巴泰人用砂岩修建了这座神殿，并给其建造了一个具有蓄水池、水道和其他设施的供水系统，令人啧啧称奇。卡兹尼神殿是纳巴泰建筑的缩影，高141英尺，还有一个令人着迷的美丽门洞，高耸的柱子上刻有狮身人面兽一类的神话生物。据说纳巴泰国王阿雷塔斯四世长眠于此。

Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan

Welcome to the ancient temple of Al-Khazneh in the desert city of Petra, Jordan. Carved out of a single sandstone rock about 2,000 years ago by the Nabataean people, it is believed to have been a mausoleum for King Aretas IV. Standing 141 feet tall, its massive doorway is framed with towering columns and intricate carvings. It is the most recognizable structure of this 'rose city' of temples and tombs carved from pink sandstone.

The Nabataeans, the original inhabitants of Petra, were skilled architects who built an impressive network of cisterns and water channels here. Once a thriving center, Petra is thought to have been largely abandoned around the 8th century and was 'lost' to the Western world until the 19th century. Only the Bedouin people, who lived in the surrounding desert, knew of it, and it is they who are thought to have named it Al-Khazneh, believing it contained treasures.