Great Court
Great Court is a ruins in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. Great Court is situated nearby to the ruins Basin, as well as near Hexagonal forecourt.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Jupiter and Trilithon.
Temple of Jupiter
Ruins
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.
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 150 metres west of Great Court.
Temple of Bacchus
Ruins
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baalbek and Duris.
Baalbek
Duris
Village
Duris, also Dûris, formally Doris and also known by its French spelling Douris, is a village located approximately 3 km. southwest of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. Duris is situated 3 km southwest of Great Court.
Nahla
Village
Nahlé is a village situated 6 kilometres northeast of Baalbek in Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. It has the ruins of a Roman temple. Nahla is situated 6 km northeast of Great Court.
Great Court
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.00706° or 34° 0′ 25″ northLongitude
36.20441° or 36° 12′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8G6R2643+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 244881402OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Great Court” goes by many names.
- German: “Great Court”
- Greek: “Μεγάλη πλατεία”
- Italian: “Grande Cortile”
- Russian: “Большой Двор”
- Spanish: “Gran Patio”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Basin and Hexagonal forecourt.
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