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Lodo from Moscow, Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0

Event archaeological Middle East

Baalbek

2000 BCE

Roman temple complex with the largest hewn stone blocks in the…

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City in Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon

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Landmark · Middle East

Baalbek

2000 BCE – still standing

Roman temple complex with the largest hewn stone blocks in the world

Standing in 2000 BCE

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Baalbek Lodo from Moscow, Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0