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Notes of this trip
![]() Beirut, Lebanon |
![]() Beirut, Lebanon |
![]() Beirut, Lebanon |
![]() Byblos, Lebanon: oldest continuously inhabited town in the world |
![]() Byblos: Early bronze-age dwellings (4000 BC) |
![]() Byblos: Tower temple (2700 BC) |
![]() Byblos: Tower temple |
![]() Byblos: Water source (2700 BC) |
![]() Byblos: L-shaped temple (2700 BC) |
![]() Byblos in 2700 BC |
![]() Byblos: Obelisk temple (2700 BC) |
![]() Byblos: Northeastern gate (2700 BC) |
![]() Baalbek: Once at the top of the stairs, one has a breathtaking view of the complex |
![]() Baalbek |
![]() Baalbek |
![]() Baalbek: the only hexagonal court in the Roman empire |
![]() Baalbek: Past the hexagonal court, one enters the great court, from which the size of the complex appears even more imposing |
![]() Baalbek |
![]() Baalbek: Temple of Bacchus (150 AD) |
![]() Baalbek |
![]() Baalbek: if you can see the person among the columns, you realize how big the complex was |
![]() Baalbek |
![]() Baalbek |
![]() Baalbek |
![]() Baalbek: The corniche alone was gigantic (pieces are visible at the lower level of the southeastern side) |
![]() Baalbek |
![]() Baalbek |
![]() Baalbek |
![]() Aanjar, Lebanon: abandoned Umayyad (8th c) city (Chalcis) near border with Syria |
![]() Aanjar |
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