Temple of Jupiter
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.
- Ruins
- …was formerly known as “Baal Hadad temple”
- Description: ruined Roman temple in Baalbek
- Also known as“Baalbek Temple of Jupiter”“Temple of Jupiter Heliopolitanus”“Temple of Jupiter Helipolitanus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trilithon and Temple of Bacchus.
Temple of Bacchus
The Temple of Bacchus is part of the Baalbek archaeological site, in Beqaa Valley region of Lebanon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baalbek and Duris.
Temple of Jupiter
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Latitude
34.00682° or 34° 0′ 25″ north
Longitude
36.20338° or 36° 12′ 12″ east
Open location code
8G6R2643+P9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Temple of Jupiter” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد جوبيتر”
- Catalan: “Temple de Júpiter”
- Czech: “Jupiterův chrám”
- Dutch: “Tempel van Jupiter (Baalbek)”
- Dutch: “Tempel van Jupiter”
- Esperanto: “Templo de Jupitero”
- Esperanto: “Templo ede Jupitero”
- Finnish: “Baalbekin Jupiterin temppeli”
- French: “temple de Jupiter à Baalbek”
- French: “temple de Jupiter à Heliopolis”
- French: “temple de Jupiter Héliopolitain”
- French: “Temple de Jupiter”
- German: “Jupitertempel”
- German: “Temple of Jupiter”
- Greek: “Ναός του Δία”
- Hebrew: “מקדש יופיטר”
- Hindi: “जुपीटर मंदिर”
- Italian: “Tempio di Giove Eliopolitano”
- Italian: “Tempio di Giove”
- Polish: “Świątynia Jowisza w Baalbeku”
- Polish: “Świątynia Jowisza”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Júpiter”
- Russian: “Храм Юпитера (Баальбек)”
- Russian: “Храм Юпитера”
- Slovenian: “Jupitrov tempelj (rimski Heliopolis)”
- Slovenian: “Jupitrov tempelj”
- Spanish: “Templo de Júpiter (Baalbek)”
- Spanish: “Templo de Júpiter”
- Tatar: “Юпитер гыйбадәтханәсе”
- Turkish: “Jüpiter Tapınağı, Baalbek”
Places with the Same Name
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include view on the Temple of Bacchus and عواميد بعلبك.
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