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Lebanon

Baalbek

2019
2019
Inside a large rectangular room or courtyard, about 200x40 feet, surrounded by stone walls about 40 feet tall. The viewer is looking obliquely at one of the long walls, which has a large full-height opening with a smaller entryway on each side. The sky above is lightly overcast, and there is some snow on the ground.
2019
2019
The Nymphaeum, 2019
Landscape scene of Roman ruins at Baalbek, with the ~20 meter tall temple on the right and various staircases and columns lying in ruins on the surrounding ground. There is a dusting of snow among the ruins, and the sky is hazy with the sun glowing brightly on the top right.
2019
2019
wall-temple in post above viewed from a 45 degree angle, showing remnants of fallen columns in the foreground.
2019
One of the long sides of the temple, roughly 20 meters tall, 60 meters long, and composed of a stone foundation supporting 15 columns, with a solid stone wall behind the columns. The surrounding landscape is littered with ruins and covered with a dusting of snow. Modern buildings are visible in the background.
Temple of Bacchus, 2019
wide-angle view of the ruins of Baalbek with modern apartment buildings and snow-covered mountains in the background. the ruins consist of a standing temple with columns to the right and a one-story platform at center and left, with large blocks strewn about. there is a thin layer of snow on the blocks and tourists walking around.
2019
looking directly up into the mouth of a waterspout shaped like a lion's head. there are weathered floral and geometrical designs on the surrounding structure.
2019
2019
Temple of Bacchus, 2019
View from inside the temple with a dusting of snow on the ground. the walls are roughly 60 ft high and of solid stone but also have columns almost abutting them. The focus is on the large rectangular entryway, which extends almost the entire height of the walls. An arched stone structure is visible through the entryway, and there are people walking about.
Temple of Bacchus, 2019
According to wikipedia, the probable remains of a medieval mosque in front of Mamluk fortifications, 2019

Byblos

View of the coast with low, green hills on the left and foreground and the mediterranean sea on the right. The sky is mostly clear with some clouds.
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
Crusader Fort, 2019
Temple of the Obelisks, 2019
2019
The King's Spring, 2019

Tripoli

cemetery in foreground and apartment buildings of Tripoli on a hill in background
2023
2023
Citadel of Tripoli, 2023
Citadel of Tripoli, 2023
Citadel of Tripoli, 2023
Citadel of Tripoli, 2023
Citadel of Tripoli, 2023
Citadel of Tripoli, 2023
Citadel of Tripoli, 2023
Citadel of Tripoli, 2023
Citadel of Tripoli, 2023

These photos are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: "Photo(s) by Kent Navalesi"