• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Zippy Facts Logo

Zippy Facts

Interesting Random Facts

  • Animals
  • Culture
  • Firsts
  • Food
  • Geography
  • Health
  • History
  • Inventions
  • Language
  • Mythology
  • Odds
  • People
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Space
  • Universe
  • World
You are here: Home / World / Who Lifted the Great Stones at The Temples of Baalbek?

Who Lifted the Great Stones at The Temples of Baalbek?

May 9, 2020 by Karen Hill

Baalbek was an important city in ancient times. It was a center for the worship of the Near Eastern god Baal. Later Baalbek became a colony of the Romans, who built some of the greatest temples of the ancient world there.

Among the vast ruins at Baalbek, the most awesome structure is a wall that surrounds a terrace connecting a number of temples. Part of the wall is formed by three stones of unimaginable size.

Each of these hewn stones is about 62 feet long, 14 feet wide, and 11 feet high and weighs more than 750 tons, that’s more than 1.5 million pounds! Yet the stones were set in position 22 feet above the ground!

Another huge stones lies in a nearby quarry, from which it was cut but not removed. This stone, which weighs more than 1,000 tons, is the largest squared stone on earth.

It’s not known whether these stones were hewn by the Romans or during an earlier period. No one can guess how such massive stones could have been lifted into place.

Arab legend tells that the first temples at Baalbek were built after the Deluge by a tribe of giants. It would have taken giants indeed to lift the great stones at Baabek.

Related Facts

  • Are the Rollright Stones Ancient Healing Places?
  • Why are Carnac Stones Called Megaliths?
  • What Is the Difference Between Kidney Stones and Gallstones and How Do You Tell Them Apart?
  • What is kidney stone jewelry and is it really made from kidney stones?
  • Where Did the Word Carat Come From and Why are Precious Stones Like Diamonds Weighed In Carats?
  • Why do Jews Place Stones On a Grave When They Visit a Cemetery and What Does the Custom Symbolize?

Filed Under: World

About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

Previous Post: « How was the City of Petra In Southern Jordan Carved into a mountain?
Next Post: When Did People First Live in Houses? »

Footer

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • GitHub
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Medium
  • Pinterest
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Categories

Accomplishments Animals Culture Firsts Food Geography Health History Inventions Language Mythology Odds People Religion Science Space Universe World Your Body

About

Zippy Facts empowers the world by serving educational content that is accessible to everyone.

A tribute to growing up, zippyfacts.com showcases interesting and unusual facts about the world.

Our mission is to use technology to facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing.

Copyright © 2021 Zippy Facts

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy