Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Baalbek' has mentioned 'Fortifications' in the following places:
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In Islamic mythology, the temple complex was said to have been a palace of Solomon's[41][d] which was put together by djinn[44][45][46] and given as a wedding gift to the Queen of Sheba;[18] its actual Roman origin remained obscured by the citadel's medieval fortifications as late as the 16th-century visit of the Polish prince Radziwixc5x82xc5x82. | WIKI |
The probable remains of a medieval mosque in front of some of the Mamluk fortifications | WIKI |
[75] Zengi strengthened its fortifications and bestowed the territory on his lieutenant Ayyub, father of Saladin. | WIKI |
The Mongolian general Kitbuqa took Baalbek in 1260 and dismantled its fortifications. | WIKI |
[139] The temple was used as a kind of donjon for the medieval Arab and Turkish fortifications,[93] although its eastern steps were lost sometime after 1688. | WIKI |
[53] Much of the extant fortifications around the complex date to the 13th century[71] reconstruction undertaken by the Mamluk sultan Qalawun following the devastation of the earlier defenses by the Mongol army under Kitbuqa. | WIKI |
[93] The earliest round of fortifications were two walls to the southwest of the Temples of Jupiter and Bacchus. | WIKI |
[93] From around 1300, no alterations were made to the fortifications apart from repairs such as Sultan Barkuk's restoration of the moat in preparation for Timur's arrival. | WIKI |