Baalbek History and Monuments Walk
Baalbek · Lebanon
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Follow a compact route through Baalbek’s most striking monuments, from the enormous حجر الحبلى to the historic buildings and ruins that define the city’s past. Pause at the mosque of Sayyida Khawla to see how religious history forms part of the walk. Continue to Baalbek Castle, the Temple of Venus, and the Hexagonal Courtyard for close views of monumental stonework and surviving architectural spaces. This walk is worth taking for the contrast between a single immense stone, a living place of worship, and carefully preserved ancient ruins.
The walk
Stone of the Pregnant Woman
A Roman quarry block weighing about one thousand tonnes, still joined to the bedrock beneath it.
Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla
Mosque and Muslim Shia place of worship in Baalbek, Lebanon.
Baalbeck Ruins
A Roman sanctuary built over centuries, then fortified, excavated, and argued over ever since.
Temple of Venus
Ruins of a temple in Baalbek, Lebanon
Hexagonal Forecourt
Hexagonal forecourt ruins in Baalbek, Lebanon
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
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