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title: Baalbek Stones
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13418/baalbek-stones/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Baalbek Stones

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Baalbek Stones](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13418.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13418.jpg)

## Image Caption

The so-called Stone of the Pregnant Woman at the ancient quarry near [Baalbek](https://www.worldhistory.org/Baalbek/) in Lebanon is one of the largest stone building blocks ever carved by human hands. It is 20.76 m (68.1 ft) long, 4 m (13.1 ft) wide, 4.32 m (14.1 ft) high and weighs an estimated 1,000 tons. An even larger stone, still partly buried and weighing an estimated 1,650 tons, lies next to it. The stone blocks were presumably intended for the nearby gigantic [Jupiter](https://www.worldhistory.org/jupiter/) [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/).

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, February 13). Baalbek Stones. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13418/baalbek-stones/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Baalbek Stones." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 13, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13418/baalbek-stones/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Baalbek Stones." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Feb 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13418/baalbek-stones/>.

## License & Copyright

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