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To visit the Acropolis of Baalbeck you need to buy a ticket from the booth at the entrance of the site, before the steps that lead inside it. In December 2003 the price was of 12000 Lebanese Pounds, which is roughly 8 US dollars. It's the most expensive of the sites we visited, but also the worthiest.
Written Jan 12, 2004
Before entering the acropolis, it's best to learn something about what you will see. The easiest and most fascinating way is to visit the museum. It's located to the left of the entrance, inside what looks vaguely likes a tower/fortress. Entrance is free, and there are several informative plaques about the history and the temples of Baalbeck. There are also many of the sculptures that were originally found on the site. Simply fascinating. Entrance is free.
Written Jan 12, 2004
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References to the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem are seen everywhere in the Middle East. In mural paintings, on bank notes (Jordan) or like here, a modell at the side of a road in the Beka Valley.
Updated Jan 26, 2004
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References to the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem are seen everywhere in the Middle East. In mural paintings, on bank notes (Jordan) or like here, a modell at the...
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Q: is it difficult to get transportation from baalbeck to these cities? i will be in baalbeck in late july/early august and would...
A: this road crosses the highest peak in lebanon at about 3000 meters so it is covered in snow. from late march / april it is open. I drove that bit many times, it is a...
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Greek Heliopolis - the City of the Sun - when the Romans took it over and started to build the temples there in 60BC Baalbek became absolute epitome of all the excesses of Rome, so clearly evidenced...
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Baalbeck the suncity of the ancient world is the most important Roman site in the Middle East. The site was originally Phoenician and dedicated to the God Baal, so the name Baalbeck. The Greeks and......
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the real operation shock and awe temples that will leave you speechless, breathless temples like you've never seen them before . .
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I arrived in Baalbek a few days after Israeli troops had fought a gun battle here with Hezbollah. Baalbek has been Hezbollah's headquarters since Iranian revolutionary guards came here to train...
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At the edge of the fertile Beqaa Valley and the foothills of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains lies the Acropolis of Baalbek, the most magnificent temple complex ever built by Rome. Known as Heliopolis in......
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