Baalbek, Great Courtyard

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Carole Raddato
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published on 13 February 2021
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An overview of the Great Courtyard of the Temple of Jupiter Heliopolitanus at Baalbek (Heliopolis) with two monumental altars and two water basins within a porticoed enclosure. It covers a vast area of some 134 m by 112 m (439 ft by 367 ft).

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2021, February 13). Baalbek, Great Courtyard. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13416/baalbek-great-courtyard/

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Raddato, Carole. "Baalbek, Great Courtyard." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 13, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13416/baalbek-great-courtyard/.

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