Chrys's Gallery of Petra Monuments

CHRYS'S GALLERY
OF THE
FREE-STANDING
PETRA MONUMENTS

Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos, Ph. D.
American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR)

Archaeologist - Historical Architect

104, Aphrodite Street
175 62 Palaio Phalero
GREECE
tel: 00301 / 98 83 397

WE DO COMPUTERIZED PHOTOREALISTIC RECONSTRUCTIONS,
AFFORDABLE TO EVERYBODY

Qasr el-Bint

Great Temple (Phase II)

The *Paradeisos* at Night

**North Ridge Church**

North Slope of Wadi Mousa

Weli on Jebel Haroun

This is a changing gallery of Chrys's images,
photos, drawings, and water colors from Petra

Future exhibitions will include:

The 'Baths'	Bird's eye view of the city center
Water painting from Beidha ('Hideout in Siq el Barid' or 'The Grocery Store of the Bedouin')

Images from past exhibitions that will return in the future:

Triclinium 235

I made these drawings since 1995, during my involvement with various projects in Petra. ACOR supported me and financed a good part of this operation. ACOR is planning to release this work, comprised of 30 images from the free standing monuments of Petra, together with a little text.

When in the field, I produce these images with traditional drafting equipment--a triangle and a pencil. In Athens , I am collaborating with Vassili Zachos, a gifted draftsperon specialized on computer graphics. He owns expensive and sophisticated computer equipment which we use for anybody who wishes to see his/her site come to life. Our prices are very competitive!

More of Chrys's reconstructions of the Paradeisos at Petra
illustrate the archaeological report:

"The Pool-Complex at Petra
(Petra 'Lower Market' Survey, 1998)"

+ Links to information on the history and archaeology of
PETRA and the NABATAEANS

Don't miss Tin-Tin in Petra
If you enjoy the adventures of Belgian journalist Tin-Tin, you will like this one!

More details and drawings of Nabataean, Roman, Late Roman and Byzantine architecture of the free standing monuments of Petra are published in:

C. Kanellopoulos, "The Colonnaded Street and Shops in Petra", American Journal of Archaeology 103 (1999): 507-9.

Forthcoming articles:

C. Kanellopoulos, "The Architecture of the Complex," in The Petra Church (volume in preparation by the American Center of Oriental Research). 40 pages of text, 50 illustratoins (15 of which are by Cathy S. Alexander). The stratigraphy and phasing has been analysed in detail by Z.T. Fiema, chief excavator. The same volume includes an extensive study of the mosaics by T. Waliszewski and many contributions.

C. Kanellopoulos and R. Schick, "The Furnishings of Phase VI Bema," in The Petra Church (volume in preparations). 20 pages of text, 40 illustrations, almost half of which are by Cathy S. Alexander.

C. Kanellopoulos, "The Petra temples and the city center re-examined - an architectural analysis," (forthcoming). 24 pages of text, 16 illustrations.

C. Kanellopoulos, "The architecture of the colonnaded street and shops in Petra" (forthcoming). 10 pages of text, 11 illustrations.

The blue Sinai lizard (Agama sinaita) can be seen scampering over the ancient ruins in Petra and sunning itself atop the standing columns. When in danger, it changes its color from a brilliant blue to the rose red of the surrounding landscape (photo by L. Bedal).

This web site is designed and maintained by Leigh-Ann Bedal,
Last updates: April 2000