Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Baalbek' has mentioned 'Temple' in the following places:
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| It is home to the Baalbek temple complex which includes two of the largest and grandest Roman temple ruins: the Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter. | WIKI |
| [12] Steiner proposes a Semitic adaption of "Lord Bacchus", from the classical temple complex. | WIKI |
| 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 |
| A 1921 bird's eye view reconstruction of the Baalbek temple complex, according to the 1901-1904 German excavation findings. | WIKI |
| During Classical Antiquity, the city's temple to Baxcaxbfal Haddu was conflated first with the worship of the Greek sun god Helios[17] and then with the Greek and Roman sky god under the name "Heliopolitan Zeus" or "Jupiter". | WIKI |
| [53] One of these was taken to Rome by the emperor Elagabalus, a former priest "of the sun" at nearby Emesa,[62] who erected a temple for it on the Palatine Hill. | WIKI |
| On a nearby hill, a fourth temple was dedicated to the third figure of the Heliopolitan Triad, Mercury (Adon or Seimios[63]). | WIKI |
| [63] Around the same time, Constantine, though not yet a Christian, demolished the goddess' temple, raised a basilica in its place, and outlawed the locals' ancient custom of prostituting women before marriage. | WIKI |
| [72] Around the year 400, Rabbula, the future bishop of Edessa, attempted to have himself martyred by disrupting the pagans of Baalbek but was only thrown down the temple stairs along with his companion. | WIKI |
| [73] The ruined temple complex was fortified under the name al-Qala' (lit. | WIKI |
| The Tell Baalbek temple complex, fortified as the town's citadel during the Middle Ages,[93] was constructed from local stone, mostly white granite and a rough white marble. | WIKI |
| This quarry was slightly higher than the temple complex,[123][145] so no lifting was required to move the stones. | WIKI |
| The temple complex was entered from the east through the Propylaeum (xcfx80xcfx81xcexbfxcfx80xcfx8dxcexbbxcexb1xcexb9xcexbfxcexbd, propxc3xbdlaion) or Portico,[53] consisting of a broad staircase rising 20 feet (6.1xc2xa0m)[146] to an arcade of 12 columns flanked by 2 towers. | WIKI |
| The Great Court of ancient Heliopolis's temple complex | WIKI |
| [140] Under the Byzantines, it was also known as the "Trilithon" from the three massive stones in its foundation and, when taken together with the forecourt and Great Court, it is also known as the Great Temple. | WIKI |
| [140] The temple was ruined by earthquakes,[70] destroyed and pillaged for stone under Theodosius,[71] and 8 columns were taken to Constantinople (Istanbul) under Justinian for incorporation into the Hagia Sophia. | WIKI |
| In the mid-1st century, Nero built the tower-altar opposite the temple. | WIKI |
| In the early 2nd century, Trajan added the temple's forecourt, with porticos of pink granite shipped from Aswan at the southern end of Egypt. | WIKI |
| [139] The temple is surrounded by forty-two columnsxe2x80x948 along each end and 15 along each side[155]xe2x80x94nearly 20xc2xa0m (66xc2xa0ft) in height. | WIKI |
| [95] The interior of the temple is divided into a 98xc2xa0ft (30xc2xa0m) nave and a 36xc2xa0ft (11xc2xa0m) adytum or sanctuary[155] on a platform raised 5xc2xa0ft (2xc2xa0m) above it and fronted by 13 steps. | 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 |
| The Temple of Venusxe2x80x94also known as the Circular Temple or Nymphaeum[147]xe2x80x94was added under Septimius Severus in the early 3rd century[citation needed] but destroyed under Constantine, who raised a basilica in its place. | WIKI |
| The adjacent temple dedicated to Bacchus is exceptional; it is richly and abundantly decorated and of impressive dimensions with its monumental gate sculpted with Bacchic figures. | UNESCO |
| The Round Temple or Temple of Venus differs in its originality of layout as well as its refinement and harmonious forms, in a city where other sanctuaries are marked by monumental structures. | UNESCO |