Baalbek: in the ancient Roman quarry |
Life persists in the Baalbek quarry |
The entrance to the temple of Jupiter at Baalbek |
The temple of Bacchus at Baalbek |
Baalbek, looking west from the temple of Jupiter |
Inside the temple of Bacchus; virtually all the stonework has
this kind of decoration |
Baalbek: the temple of Venus |
Baalbek temples |
Amelia ascending the steps that lead to the temple of Jupiter in
Baalbek |
Baalbek temples |
Baalbek temples |
Baalbek temples |
Baalbek: how to build a dome |
Baalbek temples |
Baalbek temples |
Baalbek temples |
The great court of the temple of Jupiter, Baalbek |
The great court of the temple of Jupiter, Baalbek |
Looking west from the temple of Jupiter, Baalbek |
The great court of the temple of Jupiter, Baalbek |
The inside of the temple of Jupiter, Baalbek |
From inside the Baalbek temples, facing west towards the
Lebanon Mountains |
Elaborate stonework in the ceilings of the temple |
Elaborate stonework in the ceilings of the temple |
Elaborate stonework in the ceilings of the temple |
An image of Bacchus at the top of an entranceway in
the temple |
An image of Bacchus at the top of an entranceway in
the temple (detail) |
Elaborate stonework in the ceilings of the temple |
Inside the temple of Bacchus |
The temple of Bacchus in Baalbek |