Thursday, August 28, 2014

Baalbek :) 

Baalbek is the ancient Roman Heliopolis is now an archaeological site. This site is in Lebanon in the district of Baalbek. It consists of three temples: the Temple of Bacchus, the Temple of Jupiter and the Temple of Venus. The remains of these temples date back to the first three centuries AD in Roman times. The name comes from Baal Baalbek, the name of a Phoenician god. This site aimed mainly to show the power of the Roman Empire for. The temples show the Roman architecture while adding elements of the architecture of the East, such as the altar greater than in the Roman sanctuaries or stairs that there was not any.

The Temple of Jupiter 

The Temple of Jupiter is the oldest of the three but also the largest in the Roman world (88m X 48m). Today all that remains of this temple six columns with a height of 22 meters. It is estimated that construction was done in several stages, it was well advanced during the reign of Nero, but it ended in the third century. Even if much left to testify, it is estimated that the temple was peripteros (building surrounded by columns around the outside), it had in fact 10 columns on the front and 19 on the sides. He also had a monumental staircase.

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