Baalbek temple complex (Bekaa Valley)

Baalbek temple complex (Bekaa Valley)

Main entrance to the temple complex.

The six remaining pillars of the Jupiter Temple.

Above and below: Bacchus Temple.

Sic transit gloria mundi: What has remained of the Jupiter Temple after the big earthquake ...

German-Turkish friendship, celebrated in Baalbek:

Commemorative plaque in honour of German Emperor Wilhelm II (left), dedicated by Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid, on the occasion of the Emperor's visit to Baalbek in 1898.