 Beirut, Lebanon |
 Beirut, Lebanon |
 Beirut, Lebanon |
 Byblos, Lebanon: oldest continuously inhabited town in the world |
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Notes of this trip
| Beirut, Lebanon |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Byblos, Lebanon: oldest continuously inhabited town in the world |
 Byblos |
 Byblos |
 Byblos |
 Byblos: Crusaders castle (medieval) |
 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) |
 Byblos: Northern quarters (2700 BC) |
 Baalbek, Lebanon: Temple of Venus (3rd c AD) |
 Baalbek: Bronze-age sanctuary (Heliopolis) that became the largest temple of the Roman empire |
 Baalbek: the staircase to the Temple of Jupiter (60 AD) |
 Baalbek |
 Baalbek |
 Baalbek: the staircase |
 Baalbek: the staircase |
 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 |
 Baalbek |
 Baalbek |
 Baalbek: The Temple of Jupiter looks like a fortress |
 Baalbek |
 Baalbek |
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 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 |
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 Aanjar, Lebanon: abandoned Umayyad (8th c) city (Chalcis) near border with Syria |
 Aanjar |
 Aanjar |
 Aanjar |
 Aanjar |
 Aanjar |
 Aanjar |
 Aanjar |
 Aanjar |
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