Thursday, 25 June 2009

baalbek temple complex

There is no single temple in Baalbek. Rather it is a complex of temples dedicated to various gods. The Great Court built during the reign of Trajan was 135 x 113 meters in size. It housed various buildings and was nestled among 128 columns.

in Baalbek temple complex,
in Baalbek temple complex,

Baalbek Temple of Jupiter Baal
Baalbek Temple of Jupiter Baal

Baalbek Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bekka Valley, Lebanon,
Baalbek Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bekka Valley, Lebanon,

Baalbek Temple Complex Lebanon
Baalbek Temple Complex Lebanon

Baalbek Temple Complex Lebanon
Baalbek Temple Complex Lebanon

As the temple complex expanded
As the temple complex expanded

Agnosticism / Atheism: Roman Heliopolis & Temple Site at Baalbek in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley... All around the temple complex of Baalbek are tombs cut into the rocks from the Phoenician era centuries earlier. Read Article:...
Agnosticism / Atheism: Agnosticism / Atheism: Roman Heliopolis ...

At a time when the world was emerging from a prolonged ice age and paleolithic hunter/gatherers with wooden, bone and stone tools roamed the earth, the foundation stones for the temple complex of Baalbek were being...
baalbek temple complex

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