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Baalbek, Temple of Jupiter
Giant stone blocks were also used in the construction of this edifice, now
known as the Temple of Jupiter. The stone block marked with red in the small pho-
tograph is one of three large blocks used in the retaining wall. Each of these three
blocks is some 4.5 meters (15 feet) high, 3.5 meters (11 feet) wide and 19 meters
(62 feet) long. Their average weight is around 800 tons. That such huge blocks were
extracted and transported from their quarries suggests the advanced construction
equipment that must have been used.
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