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6 Interesting Things You Should Know About The Baalbek Ruins
The ruins of Baalbek still stand as one of Lebanon’s most prized historical treasures, so we decided to dig a bit deeper into their context and history and share some of the most interesting facts with you.
1. Up until 150 BC, Baalbek was a temple dedicated to the Phoenician Astarte and Baal.
2. It used to be a place for worship for Mesopotamian, Roman, Christian and Islamic groups before it became a cornerstone of ancient civilizations.
3. The German Emperor Wilhelm II had pioneered the attempt of restoring Baalbek and preserving it.
4. In terms of architecture, the greatest temples are those of Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus.
5. The ruins still stand as a puzzle for archaeologists as they continuously wonder how rocks of this grandeur could have been carved and assembled.
6. It is one of the Middle East’s major archaeological highlights.
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1. Up until 150 BC, Baalbek was a temple dedicated to the Phoenician Astarte and Baal.
2. It used to be a place for worship for Mesopotamian, Roman, Christian and Islamic groups before it became a cornerstone of ancient civilizations.
3. The German Emperor Wilhelm II had pioneered the attempt of restoring Baalbek and preserving it.
4. In terms of architecture, the greatest temples are those of Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus.
5. The ruins still stand as a puzzle for archaeologists as they continuously wonder how rocks of this grandeur could have been carved and assembled.
6. It is one of the Middle East’s major archaeological highlights.
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