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Baalbek (Heliopolis)

MegalithicMiddle EastLebanonc. 50 CERoman / Phoenician

Roman temple complex built on a platform of stones so massive they defy explanation. The Trilithon: three 800-ton blocks. The Stone of the Pregnant Woman: 1,000 tons, still in its quarry.

34.0069°, 36.2039°

Look Closer — this site carries open questions: stones heavier than the period's tools could lift; stones fitted without mortar, almost no gap.
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Walkthrough videos (7)

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