Baalbek, Lebanon

This Phoenician city, where a triad of deities was worshipped, was known as Heliopolis during the Hellenistic period. It retained its religious function during Roman times, when the sanctuary of the Heliopolitan Jupiter attracted thousands of pilgrims. Baalbek, with its colossal structures, is one of the finest examples of Imperial Roman architecture at its apogee.

Lebanon

Date of Inscription: 1984

Dossier: 294

Thank you Patty for the beautiful self made heritage site card.