{"id":57412,"date":"2019-03-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=57412"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:29:01","slug":"6-interesting-things-you-should-know-about-the-baalbek-ruins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/57412\/6-interesting-things-you-should-know-about-the-baalbek-ruins\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Interesting Things You Should Know About The Baalbek Ruins"},"content":{"rendered":"The ruins of Baalbek still stand as one of Lebanon\u2019s 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.<br \/>  <br \/>  <b>1. Up until 150 BC, Baalbek was a temple dedicated to the Phoenician Astarte and Baal.<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBaalbeck24%2Fphotos%2Fa.512979775455722%2F2069439383143079%2F%3Ftype%3D3&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"593\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>2. It used to be a place for worship for Mesopotamian, Roman, Christian and Islamic groups before it became a cornerstone of ancient civilizations.<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBaalbeck24%2Fposts%2F1211609845592708%3A0&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"502\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>3. The German Emperor Wilhelm II had pioneered the attempt of restoring Baalbek and preserving it.<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBaalbeck24%2Fposts%2F1134353106651716%3A0&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"588\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>4. In terms of architecture, the greatest temples are those of Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus.<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbaalbeckfirstofficial%2Fphotos%2Fa.807839192579851%2F1835402749823485%2F%3Ftype%3D3&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"670\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>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.<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbaalbeckfirstofficial%2Fphotos%2Fa.280194708677638%2F1769030003127427%2F%3Ftype%3D3&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"593\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>6. It is one of the Middle East&#8217;s major archaeological highlights.<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbaalbeckfirstofficial%2Fphotos%2Fa.358708274159614%2F1751441328219628%2F%3Ftype%3D3&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"441\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/> <br \/> 1","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ruins of Baalbek still stand as one of Lebanon\u2019s 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 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