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Temple Remains in Baalbek, Lebanon
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Around 1860 Le Gray resided at the court of a Lebanese sheikh as a drawing instructor. He captured this historical site and the ancient temple ruins. In order to take a sweeping panoramic photograph, he mounted two paper negatives together, as is the case here. The Roman emperor Trajan once visited this place, where he raised a temple dedicated to Jupiter.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTempelresten in Baalbek, Libanon. c. 1860. Gustave Le Gray. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
