The Baalbeck Archaeological Site: The Canaanite God’s mythological city (Part – 3)

By Asad Russel –

After part – 2
At the Baalbeck Archaeological Site what to see:
The Temple of Jupiter is the most famous site in the Baalbek Archaeological Site, anywhere in the Roman world are the largest whose six remaining columns. On a raised adytum (the holy of holies) in the rear of the temple stood the famous statue of Jupiter, could approach which only the initiated priests. Added by the Philip the Arab (244 to 49) by a hexagonal forecourt the great temple was fronted, can still be clearly seen of which the layout.

At the Baalbek Archaeological Site the best preserved structure is the Temple of Bacchus, and in fact of its size anywhere the best preserved Roman temple. Than the Parthenon is larger the Temple of Bacchus, of 62 feet with an interior span and 21 feet wide and 42 feet high nearly a monumental gateway. By those of the Temple of Jupiter although dwarfed, tens of tons each still weight the Bacchus temple’s stone blocks.

In construction perfectly fit together the blocks by its quality was matched the temple’s size and in decoration was elegant. In a much damaged state though have survived depicting Greek gods some figurative reliefs. About the purpose of the impressive building very little is known despite its clear importance yet. From certain is far to Bacchus even its dedication. Very oddly it is positioned, of the great complex of the Temple of Jupiter in the shadow that nevertheless stands a huge building, which supports the Great Court of the forbidding wall to the end nearly pushed.

Small and round at the Baalbek Archaeological Site is the Temple of Venus, of Jupiter and Bacchus with the giant rectangular temples a major contrast. Six column has the Temple of Venus a dome which probably once supported. With the elegant decorations, the sculptures which are lost now and with the niches everywhere it is carved.

In the early 3rd century AD between the Great Court and the Propylaea built the Hexagonal Forecourt which is an area of six sided. With 30 granite columns it incorporated. With a dome it had been covered and into a church transformed by the early 5th century.

At the Baalbeck Archaeological Site festivals and event:
Each year in July and August among the Roman ruins of Baalbeck Archaeological Site takes place of music and drama the Baalbek International Festival.

Few words:
The Baalbeck Archaeological Site was announced as the World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1984. In marking the Baalbeck Archaeological Site UNESCO reported that, “At its apogee of the Imperial Roman architecture is one of the finest examples with the colossal structures of the Baalbeck Archaeological Site”. The site inscribed when the committee, within the Arab walls include the entire town that the protected area it expressed the wish, between Bastan-al-Khan the southwestern extramural as well as, of Ras-al-Ain the Mameluk mosque and the Roman site. The committee’s wish would be honored gave assurances the Lebanon’s representative.

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