HERITAGE RECORD · 294

Baalbek

巴勒贝克

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

This Phoenician city, where a triad of deities was worshipped, was known as Heliopolis during the Hellenistic period. It retained its religious function during Roman times, when the sanctuary of the Heliopolitan Jupiter attracted thousands of pilgrims. Baalbek, with its colossal structures, is one of the finest examples of Imperial Roman architecture at its apogee.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ178835 ↗

Area37.42 ha

Administrative areaQ787753 · Q782804

WikipediaBaalbek ↗

Chinese Wikipedia巴勒贝克 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

Cultural archive

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Brief synthesis The complex of temples at Baalbek is located at the foot of the south-west slope of Anti-Lebanon, bordering the fertile plain of the Bekaa at an altitude of 1150 m.

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