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| Next to the Treasury, The Monastery is perhaps the most impressive edifice in Petra | |
| The climb to Al-Dayr | |
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Again, compare the height of the structure with the humans below How many chisels were dulled in creating this? |
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And again note the elegance and grace of the columns |
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From a little farther back you get a clearer sense of the size of the task involved in such a sculpture |
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