Lion Triclinium, De Ma’an Governorate, Jordan
The Lion Triclinium, located in a narrow side canyon on the ascent to Petra’s famed Monastery building, takes its name from the two badly eroded reliefs carved on either side of its doorway. Often referred to as the Lions Tomb, the monument was more likely a funeral triclinium, a room where funeral banquets were held. Early archaeologists can be forgiven the misnomer, though. Petra is so densely populated with tombs that it was once thought the city had been constructed solely for the dead.
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