42 m
Exact projection proportions
Both visible axes passed the 5% tolerance check.
Petra Al-Khazneh (Current)
Al-Khazneh is shown as the currently preserved rock-cut sandstone façade at Petra, excluding the surrounding gorge wall and visitor forecourt. A Jordan Department of Antiquities orthogonal study gives the complete façade as 42 m high and 28 m wide, while tourism authorities publish an approximate public height of 39.5 m.
Dimensions
- Height
- 42 m
- Width
- 28 m
Quick facts
- Full façade height
- 42 m
- Full façade width
- 28 m
- Public visitor height
- about 39.5 m
- Period
- 1st century BCE–1st century CE
- Material
- pink sandstone
Petra Al-Khazneh (Current) · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement33 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
The exact visible contract is the scholarly 28 m width by 42 m full-façade height; surrounding cliff rock is excluded.