Al Qala’a

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Temple of Bacchus

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Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

The Temple of Bacchus is part of the Baalbek archaeological site, in Beqaa Valley region of Lebanon. The temple complex is considered an outstanding archaeological and artistic site of Imperial Roman Architecture and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.

Trilithon

Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

A trilithon or trilith is a structure consisting of two large vertical stones supporting a third stone set horizontally across the top. It is commonly used in the context of megalithic monuments. Trilithon is situated 210 metres northwest of Al Qala’a.

Temple of Jupiter

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Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Temple of Jupiter is a colossal Roman temple in Baalbek, Lebanon. It is the largest of the Roman world after the Temple of Venus and Roma in Rome. It is unknown who commissioned or designed the temple, nor exactly when it was constructed. Temple of Jupiter is situated 180 metres north of Al Qala’a.

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Baalbek

Photo: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0.

Baalbek بَعلبَك is one of the most spectacular archaeological sites in Lebanon and one of the country's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Baalbeck or 'Heliopolis' as it was known is the site of great ancient temples built by the Phoenicians, the Romans, and other civilisations that have conquered the region and enjoyed the fertile soil of the Bekaa Valley.

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