Historic sites

Baalbek

Lebanon Baalbek-Hermel Baalbek

Baalbek
Photo: Lodo from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

One of the greatest Roman temple complexes, with the Temple of Bacchus, one of the best-preserved Roman temples anywhere, and six giant columns of the Temple of Jupiter, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The quarry has huge cut stones.


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