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Monastery-Petra. The Most Impressive Monument At Petra Is The Monastery, Which Is About An Hour's Climb North Of Petra's City Center, On An Ancient Rock-Cut Path Of About 800 Steps. The Facade Is Flat On The Lower Level And Deeply Carved On The Upper Level, With Engaged Columns And Two Half-Pediments Flanking A Central Urn (10M High). It Was Dedicated To The Nabatean King Obodas I, Who Reigned In The 1St Century Bc.