Petra Treasury & Siq Canyon

From the narrow Siq slit to the rock-cut funerary chambers

Built around the real spatial sequence of Petra, this 144×84×176 desert landmark pairs a winding S-curve slot canyon with the full Hellenistic-Nabataean facade of Al-Khazneh carved into the Jabal al-Madbah cliff.

Your approach begins at the eastern Siq mouth (X=122, Y=12, Z=148), where dipping Umm Ishrin sandstone strata step diagonally across undulating canyon ribs. A rock-cut Nabataean water conduit runs along the north cliff wall opposite an arched rubble flash-flood dam on the south. As the corridor bends west and north, interlocking rock overhangs narrow the throat to 5–6 blocks and block the horizon until E03 (Z=102), where a bright vertical slit frames the central Tholos lantern and Khazneh Urn.

Stepping through the gorge mouth at E04 opens suddenly into the 32×26-block Outer Siq forecourt (Y=8). Ahead rises the 39-block-tall Treasury facade (X=51..87, Y=8..47) beneath a 10-block overhanging cliff brow (Y=55..65) and twin ancient scaffolder stair notches. Six colossal lower Corinthian columns with Nabataean floral capitals frame Castor and Pollux relief panels, a triglyph frieze, and a triangular pediment.

Unlike flat stage-front facades, both stories are genuinely excavated into the sandstone cliff. The lower portico steps back 6 blocks into the shadowed Pronaos vestibule (Z=35..41), while the upper story recesses 7.5 blocks into the Upper Court (Z=36..43) behind split broken pediments and the circular central Tholos. Three carved portals lead from the Pronaos into the north and south side chambers and the 15×12×14-block main funerary sanctuary (Z=21..34) with three rock-cut arcosolia.

Human reviewed through MinePilot’s existing review workflow.

Fit and import

1. Reserve a 144 (E–W) × 176 (N–S) footprint with 84 blocks of vertical clearance above your chosen paste origin.
2. Stand at the northwest minimum corner [0, y0, 0] one block above ground (e.g. [0, -60, 0] on a Y=-61 Superflat plane) and run //paste -a so exterior boundary air preserves surrounding desert terrain.
3. Begin the walkthrough at the eastern Siq entrance [X=122, Y=y0+12, Z=148] facing west-northwest to experience the E01→E07 canyon reveal and enter the funerary chambers.
4. To blend into custom desert mountains, feather red sandstone, terracotta, and red sand around the outer massif shell while keeping the central Siq fissure and forecourt sky opening clear.

Choose an available file above and complete its protected download. Follow the import guide for your tool, start in a backup world and inspect the paste origin before placing the build.

Static architectural monument with no redstone mechanisms. Unseen internal mountain core voxels beyond a 2-block protective rock shell were hollowed (739,871 to 211,691 blocks) so WebGL 3D preview and Worker review paths run smoothly with zero visible change to any exterior, canyon, facade, or interior surface.