See that absurdly massive stone block ... were used for the podium of the massive Temple of Jupiter in the Roman sanctuary of Baalbek. A few months ago, a team from the German Archaeological ...

The largest stone building ... writes Discovery News. Massive stone blocks of a 64-foot length were used for the podium of the huge Temple of Jupiter. The stone was found next to a previously ...

or “stone of the pregnant woman.” It was intended for the Temple of Jupiter, which sits on three limestone blocks of similar size at the nearby site of Baalbek. To the team’s shock ...

Perched on a lofty mound overlooking Lebanon’s lush Bekaa Valley sits Baalbek ... temple. The four known temples – Jupiter, Mercury, Venue and Bacchus after the Roman gods - are some of the ...

Bahat said the stone was the world’s third largest used in building, after a 700-ton stone used in the Roman Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek, Lebanon, and an ancient Egyptian obelisk. However ...

Baalbek, Lebanon, is the site of one of the most mysterious ruins of the Roman Empire, a monumental two-thousand-year-old temple to Jupiter that ... are calling the largest stone block from ...

“Some citizens went to the Baalbek citadel,” he told NPR, referring to the part of the ancient site where the 2,000-year-old temple of Jupiter and ... part of a Roman stone wall at the ...

The Baalbek temple complex (entry LL12,000 ... Visitors begin at the entrance of the Temple of Jupiter, the largest of the three temples, where 12 columns stand. Unlike most of the stone in the ...

Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek, Lebanon. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of ...