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The blocks known as the Trilithon (the upper of the two largest courses of stone pictured) in the Temple of Jupiter Baal. The Trilithon (Greek: Τρίλιθον), also called the Three Stones, is a group of three horizontally lying giant stones that form part of the podium of the Temple of Jupiter Baal at Baalbek.
The layout of ancient Baalbek including the temple. The huge quarry nearby likely played into the Roman decision to create a huge "Great Court" of a big pagan temple complex in this mountain site, despite being located at 1,145 meters of altitude and lying on the remote eastern border of the Roman Empire.
Monolith with bull, fox, and crane in low relief at Göbekli Tepe. The density of most stone is between 2 and 3 tons per cubic meter. Basalt weighs about 2.8 to 3.0 tons per cubic meter; granite averages about 2.75 metric tons per cubic meter; limestone, 2.7 metric tons per cubic meter; sandstone or marble, 2.5 tons per cubic meter.
The rectangular Great Court to its west covers around 3 or 4 acres (1.2 or 1.6 ha) [92] and included the main altar for burnt offering, with mosaic-floored lustration basins to its north and south, a subterranean chamber, [196] and three underground passageways 17 ft (5.2 m) wide by 30 ft (9.1 m) high, two of which run east and west and the ...
Baalbek, Roman Lebanon: Column drum, lower 48.5: 1st–2nd c. Temple of Jupiter [5] Baalbek, Roman Lebanon: Architrave-frieze block, central 63: Lifted by cranes to height of 19 m [10] 1st–2nd c. Temple of Jupiter [5] Baalbek, Roman Lebanon: Cornice block, corner 108: Lifted by cranes to height of 19 m [10] 1st–3rd c. Granite column [11]
The largest megalith of the ancient world, found in Baalbek, Lebanon, was quarried during the Roman Empire [7] Menhir Menhir is the name used in Western Europe for a single upright stone erected in prehistoric times; sometimes called a "standing stone". [8] Monolith Any single standing stone erected in prehistoric times. [9] Capstone style
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The interior of the temple is divided into a 98 ft (30 m) nave and a 36 ft (11 m) adytum or sanctuary [6] on a platform raised 5 ft (2 m) above it and fronted by 13 steps. The entrance was preserved as late as the 16th century, but the keystone of the lintel had slid 2 ft (1 m) following the 1759 earthquakes ; a column of rough masonry was ...