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The "Trilithon" of the Temple of Jupiter at Heliopolis (now Baalbek)

Upper left: "The Stone of the Pregnant Woman (Arabic: Hajar el Hibla), a stone estimated at 100 tons, was misteriously not removed from the Heliopolis quarry.

Upper right: Baalbek Temple of Jupiter NE corner (photo by Frauberger 1892/Goodyear Archive 051 Br, Brooklyn Museum). The photo shows The Trilithon with yellow, red, and blue overlays for emphasis; note the human standing at the corner to comprehend the vast scale of the stones.

Largest temple built by Rome in Heliopolis (now called Baalbek) dedicated to the god, Jupiter, in The Lebanon c. 50 C.E.. The unusual platform upon which the Temple is built, containing three of the world's largest-known cut stones, "The Trilithon", consisting of three stones, each 70 feet long, 14 feet high, 10 feet thick, and each weighing c. 800 tons. Some archaeologists believe these stones and the podium of which they are a part are from a much older civilization. and that Roma did not have the technology to produce and move such massive stones. Why the Romans decided to build the largest temple to Jupiter over The Trilithon, and in distant Lebanon, remains a mystery; whatever the Trilithon represents (from the past?) was obviously deeply revered by the Roman civilization.

Elevation is c.1157 meters (3795.93 feet) above sea level.

Materials of Trilithon: Stone.

Data or this CG model:
1. Quasar, Gian J., Baalbek - A Colossal Enigma,
https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/esp_baalbek_1.htm
2. http://www.conhecimentohoje.com.br/Recentes803_Anexo01.htm
3. https://misteridelpassato.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/il-trilithon-gli-enormi-monoliti-di-baalbek/
4. http://www.controappuntoblog.org/2015/12/07/transporting-the-trilithon-stones-of-baalbek-it's-about-applied-physics-not-ancient-aliens/

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