Roman ruins of Baalbek

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Roman temple complex archaeological site

The Roman ruins of Baalbek are a monumental archaeological complex in Lebanon renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved and massive temple structures, including the Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter.

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Label Occurrences
Roman ruins of Baalbek canonical 2
Baalbek Roman Temples Complex 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman temple complex ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Roman architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
classical architecture ⓘ
builtOnEarlierSanctuaryOf Phoenician god Baal NERFINISHED ⓘ
deity Hadad ⓘ
constructionBegan 1st century BCE ⓘ
country Lebanon ⓘ
culture Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentUse archaeological park ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ
venue for Baalbek International Festival ⓘ
dedicatedTo Bacchus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jupiter Heliopolitanus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Great Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hexagonal Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
Propylaea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman altars ⓘ
Roman baths ⓘ
Roman sanctuary terraces ⓘ
Temple of Bacchus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Temple of Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Temple of Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ
colonnaded processional way ⓘ
fortification remains ⓘ
massive podium of Temple of Jupiter ⓘ
retaining walls with megalithic blocks ⓘ
theatre remains ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod Roman Imperial period NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Baalbek NERFINISHED ⓘ
Beqaa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainConstructionPeriod 1st century CE ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ
managedBy Directorate General of Antiquities of Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ
material granite columns ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
notableFor exceptionally well-preserved Roman temples ⓘ
largest temple podium of the Roman world ⓘ
massive stone blocks ⓘ
megaliths known as Trilithon ⓘ
monumental colonnades ⓘ
richly decorated temple of Bacchus ⓘ
partOf city of Baalbek NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Beqaa Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousFunction pagan Roman sanctuary ⓘ
significance major example of Roman religious architecture in the Near East ⓘ
one of the largest Roman temple complexes ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (i) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 294 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1984 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bekaa Valley → containsArchaeologicalSite → Roman ruins of Baalbek ⓘ
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate → hasHeritageSite → Roman ruins of Baalbek ⓘ
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Roman ruins of Baalbek ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baalbek Roman Temples Complex