baalbek temple lebanon

Jerusalem's Temple Mount has been called a heavenly gateway. Islam's shrine at Mecca displays a Black Stone believed to have fallen from heaven. And the temple at Baalbek, Lebanon was built on a massive stone...


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Within the Temple


Image of Temple of Bacchus,


Baalbek, Temple of Jupiter


Baalbek, Lebanon - Temple of


Baalbek Trilithon

the columns of the temple of Jupiter~ Baalbak~ Lebanon. Mystery and history are around every corner in Lebanon. It is really astounding to think about how many pieces of the human puzzle are contained in that tiny country.
Day Five~ February 5th~ Lebanon | 365 from the archive

It is famous for its exquisitely detailed yet monumentally scaled temple ruins of the Roman period, when Baalbek, then known as Heliopolis, was one of the largest sanctuaries in the Empire. It is Lebanon's greatest Roman...
baalbek temple lebanon