Enormous Temple of Jupiter and Bacchus in Baalbeck, Lebanon. Around 3000 years old!

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Tis nice.
The way it is destroyed reminds me of the Parthenon!

Beautiful!!

10/10 but your poll is wrong. They might close it.

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Poll should be modified.

is there a way I can modify it?

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10 :)

10/10 :)

10/10 fabolouse||

9.5/10...very nice!!!
Is there any additional info about this temple?

yes amazing site, 10/10
it does include more facilities then the temple itself,
1800 years old from the time of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus.
this site is remarkably complete and almost untouched as other Roman sites and tempels are destroyed in that region.

9.5/10...very nice!!!
Is there any additional info about this temple?

For more information, you can visit this site

http://www.middleeast.com/baalbeck.htm
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baalbek

Baalbeck, Lebanon's greatest Roman treasure, can be counted among the wonders of the ancient world. The largest and most noble Roman temples ever built, they are also among the best preserved.
Towering high above the Beqaa plain, their monumental proportions proclaimed the power and wealth of Imperial Rome. The gods worshipped here, the Triad of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury, were grafted onto the indigenous deities of Hadad, Atargatis and a young male god of fertility. Local influences are also seen in the planning and layout of the temples, which vary from the classic Roman design.

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I sure hope that the Israeli Air force spares these lovely monuments.

Hajar el Hibla, the Stone of the Pregnant Woman

There is a huge cut Stone in Lebanon near Baalbek, in the fertile Beka'a which is truly magical.

It is the oldest surviving ceremonial astronomical instruments in the world.

It is truly huge: it is the largest cut stone in the world, 16' x 14' x 67' and weighs over 1000 tons.


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10. is this structure still existing after all those bombings happening in lebanon?

^^ yeah it is, it's untouched

10/10.
Nadini there's no real danger.UNESCO said that yesterday.the cracks can be fixed as it never happened,which is gr8 news :)

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10! Nice!

9.5/10

I find it quite amazing at the details this old historic temple holds,

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9/10. Great! :)

8/10 - too bad it's nothing but a bunch of ruins now...

Absolutely!!! 10/10

10/10

I love ancients!!

8/10 - too bad it's nothing but a bunch of ruins now...

What do you mean???? It's still standing

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i like it, i give a 10 :D

Baalbeck is a UNESCO world heritage site

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10/10!
I admit... I have never seen this before. Great details indeed. This site is a real treasure.

10/10 Just Superb!!!!!
Many many thanks 4 the pics

C y'all

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9.5/10
just espectacular

Check out Baalbeck thread in the Lebanese forum for more pics:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=353172&page=2

10/10

10/10. ive been there some years ago.

:eek2: Jaw dropping pics!

Of course 10/10

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Wow. 9/10.

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9,5 :)

Jaw Dropping Pictures, look at the details!
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thats an hot combination ancient architecture/landscape (the mountains in the distance) :drool::okay:

Hope to visit it next year...
Nadini, can you still reach Baalbeck from Damascus easily?
9,5/10

^^ yes there shouldn't be any problem. However get ready for a bumpy ride because there are many mountains and it can be dangerous if you don't know where you're going because the roads are very narrow. Anyhow its almost the same distance between Beirut-Baalbeck and Damas-Baalbeck

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wowowowow 10

I wonder how the ancients wanna build such huge big column in that moment..Impressive..!! 10~

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10. Excellent. Regards.

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Wow! Never heard about this castle.Its beautiful. 10/10

This looks great on so many scales. A definite 10/10.

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