Baalbek's Temple of Jupiter featured a hexagonal forecourt at the entrance to the temple complex. The great hexagonal court held massive columns decorated with ancient symbols, including a symbol sometimes identified as a swastika found across multiple world cultures. Some sections are reconstructed for tourism.
Temple of Jupiter structure and courtyards
LebanonArchitecture
Key facts
- The Temple of Jupiter is the main temple structure at Baalbek
- Features a hexagonal courtyard with entrance and reconstruction diagrams
- Had a roof covering the entire hexagonal courtyard area
- The great courtyard lies at the heart of the Jupiter Temple
- Contains massive columns and ancient symbols including the swastika found across multiple cultures
- The site has been altered with reconstructed sections for tourism
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Baalbek: Temple of Jupiter, Hexagonal Court - Livius.orglivius.org
A visitor to the shrine of Jupiter at Baalbek would have reached the Hexagonal Court from the Propylaea. The two parts of the sanctuary are separated by a ...
The Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek in Lebanon - Rome Art Loverromeartlover.it
Hexagonal Court with evidence of "shops" or military shelters. This grand entrance leads to a court, which seems to have been an octagon of unequal sides, as ...
Temple of Jupiter (Baalbek) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
The Temple of Jupiter is a colossal Roman temple in Baalbek, Lebanon. It is the largest of the Roman world after the Temple of Venus and Roma in Rome.
(PDF) The Baalbek Enigma - Academia.eduacademia.edu
... Hexagonal Court, and possibly also westward, where they may have formed a temenos or peribolos wall surrounding the Temple of Jupiter.
Baalbek Ruins, Lebanon: an extraordinary UNESCO siterachelsruminations.com
The Temple of Jupiter was torn down and replaced by a basilica, and the images of Roman gods throughout the complex were destroyed. Later the Hexagonal Court ...
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