Trilithon

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.
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  • Type: Tourism
  • Description: structure consisting of two large vertical stones supporting a third stone set horizontally across the top
  • Also known as: “trilithon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Jupiter and Temple of Bacchus.

Ruins
Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a colossal Roman temple in , Lebanon. It is the largest of the Roman world after the in . It is unknown who commissioned or designed the temple, nor exactly when it was constructed.

Ruins
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
The is part of the archaeological site, in region of . 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. is situated 140 metres southeast of Trilithon.

Monument
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Baalbek Stones are six massive Roman worked stone blocks in , , characterised by a megalithic gigantism unparalleled in antiquity. The stone was quarried from nearby hillsides, and several of the large monoliths - some only partially hewn from the geology. is situated 1 km south of Trilithon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baalbek and Duris.

Photo: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0.
بَعلبَك is one of the most spectacular archaeological sites in 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.

Village
, also Dûris, formally Doris and also known by its French spelling Douris, is a village located approximately 3 km. southwest of in the Bekaa Valley, . is situated 3 km southwest of Trilithon.

Village
Majdaloun is a village in the , in Baalbek-Hermel, one of the governorates of Lebanon. Majdaloun is one of the eighty-three municipalities of the and of 1,052 for the whole of Lebanon. is situated 6 km west of Trilithon.

Trilithon

Latitude
34.00688° or 34° 0′ 25″ north
Longitude
36.20277° or 36° 12′ 10″ east
Open location code
8G6R2643+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5837853356
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q120312
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Trilithon” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “triliton”
  • Afrikaans: “Triliton”
  • Armenian: “Տրիլիտոն”
  • Basque: “Trilito”
  • Bulgarian: “Трилит”
  • Catalan: “Trílit”
  • Dutch: “triliet”
  • Dutch: “trilithon”
  • Dutch: “Trilithon”
  • Esperanto: “Trilito”
  • Finnish: “Triliitti”
  • French: “trilithe”
  • French: “Trilithe”
  • German: “Trilith”
  • Hebrew: “טריליתון”
  • Italian: “Sistema trilitico”
  • Japanese: “トリリトン”
  • Japanese: “三石塔”
  • Japanese: “三石構造”
  • Macedonian: “Трилит”
  • Maltese: “Sistema trilitika”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “trilitt”
  • Norwegian: “Trilitt”
  • Persian: “سه‌سنگ”
  • Polish: “Trylit”
  • Russian: “Трилитон”
  • Serbian: “Трилит”
  • Slovenian: “trilit”
  • Spanish: “Trilito”
  • Swedish: “Trilit”
  • Turkish: “triliton”
  • Turkish: “Triliton”
  • Ukrainian: “Триліт”

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