Baalbek, Lebanon

The highlight of the trip was visiting Baalbek in the eastern part of Lebanon. This is the site of the most famous and mysterious ruins of the Roman Empire, a monumental two-thousand-year-old temple to Jupiter that sits atop three thousand-ton stone blocks. The blocks originated in a nearby limestone quarry. Recently they discovered the largest stone block from antiquity weighing more than sixteen hundred tons. This stone matches those that support the temple.

Wandering in another age....another time....

Site of "The Largest Stone In The World"

The largest stone!

The map of the ruins

Temple to Jupiter

The city around the ruins

The mosque near the ruins