Baalbek - Wikipedia It is known for the ruins of the Roman temple complex, which includes the Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter, and was inscribed in 1984 as a UNESCO World Heritage site Other tourist attractions are the Great Umayyad Mosque, the Baalbek International Festival, the mausoleum of Sit Khawla, and a Roman quarry site named Hajar al-Hibla [9]
Baalbek Stones - Wikipedia The Baalbek Stones are six massive Roman [1] worked stone blocks in Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis), Lebanon, characterised by a megalithic gigantism unparallelled in antiquity How the stones were moved from where they were quarried to their final locations is uncertain [2]
Baalbek | Lebanon, Temple, Ruins, Population, Map | Britannica Baalbek is a large archaeological complex encompassing the ruins of an ancient Roman town in eastern Lebanon Among its notable ruins are a Temple of Jupiter and a Temple of Bacchus, and an annual music festival takes place at the temple complex
Baalbek - World History Encyclopedia Baalbek is an ancient Phoenician city located in what is now modern-day Lebanon, north of Beirut, in the Beqaa Valley Inhabited as early as 9000 BCE, Baalbek grew into an important pilgrimage site
The History of Baalbek: The Heart of Lebanons Ancient Past - Arab America Lebanon’s Baalbek is known as the mysterious two-thousand-year-old structure built for the Roman God, Jupiter However, this 11,000-year-old structure has more history to it and is defined by centuries of colonization and survival
Baalbek - Sacred Sites: World Pilgrimage Guide Approximately 86 kilometers northeast of the city of Beirut in eastern Lebanon stands the temple complex of Baalbek Situated atop a high point in the fertile Bekaa valley, the ruins are one of the most extraordinary and enigmatic holy places of ancient times
Baalbek - History and Facts | History Hit Baalbek is a large and impressive Roman site in Lebanon which is home to the largest Roman temple ever built, as well as a range of other magnificent ancient structures The site was inscribed in 1984 as a UNESCO World Heritage site
Baalbeck, an archaeological site in Lebanon | Britannica In ancient times it was a great city built on the lower western slope of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains Its identification with the worship of Baal, a Semitic sun-god, gave rise to its Greek name, Heliopolis It was made a Roman colony by the emperor Augustus Caesar