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Blue Church - North Ridge, Petra
There are three Byzantine churches on the North Ridge of Petra, above the Colonnaded Street: from north to south, these are: the Ridge Church, the Blue Chapel, and the Petra Church.
The columns of the chapel are fashioned of blue Egyptian granite, topped with Nabataean horned capitals. The North Ridge churches are Byzantine (5th - 6th century), and have a complex history, involving several distinct building phases and the reuse of earlier Nabataean structures.
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Blue Church - North Ridge, Petra
There are three Byzantine churches on the North Ridge of Petra, above the Colonnaded Street: from north to south, these are: the Ridge Church, the Blue Chapel, and the Petra Church.
The columns of the chapel are fashioned of blue Egyptian granite, topped with Nabataean horned capitals. The North Ridge churches are Byzantine (5th - 6th century), and have a complex history, involving several distinct building phases and the reuse of earlier Nabataean structures.