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Plate 38: Baalbek, Ruins of the Temple of the Sun & the Temple of Jupiter

Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894
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The ruins of the Corinthian style colonade of the Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek looking south, with the Temple of Bacchus, mistakenly identified as a temple to Helios, the sun god, in the background.The full page includes the attribution, "Photographed by Francis Bedford during the Tour in the East on which by Command he accompanied His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales."

Date Created
1862-05-04
Date Issued or Published
1862/1869
Subject - Topic/Names
Temples
Temples, Roman
Ruins
Columns
Columns, Corinthian
Jupiter (Roman deity)
Dionysus (Greek deity)
Subject - Geographic
Baʻlabakk (Lebanon)
Lebanon
Subject - Time Period
Nineteenth century
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P_300000455181_P046
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Title
Plate 38: Baalbek, Ruins of the Temple of the Sun & the Temple of Jupiter
Date Created
1862-05-04
Date Issued or Published
1862/1869
Description
The ruins of the Corinthian style colonade of the Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek looking south, with the Temple of Bacchus, mistakenly identified as a temple to Helios, the sun god, in the background.
The full page includes the attribution, "Photographed by Francis Bedford during the Tour in the East on which by Command he accompanied His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales."
Creator
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894
Publisher
Day & Son
Place of Publication
London (England)
Primary Language
English
Subject - Topic/Names
Temples
Temples, Roman
Ruins
Columns
Columns, Corinthian
Jupiter (Roman deity)
Dionysus (Greek deity)
Subject - Geographic
Baʻlabakk (Lebanon)
Lebanon
Subject - Time Period
Nineteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
9.4 x 12.5 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
photographs
albumen prints
Source
The Holy Land, Egypt, Constantinople, Athens : a series of forty-eight photographs
Local Call Number
186- BEDF
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1862
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