Qasr el Banat, Lebanon

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Qasr el Banat
Castra El Banaat
Qasr el Banat, Lebanon is located in Lebanon
Qasr el Banat, Lebanon
Shown within Lebanon
Alternative nameQasr el Banât, Qasr al Banat, Kasr el-Banat, Qasr/Castra El-Banaat
RegionBaalbek
Coordinates34°05′15″N 36°07′04″E / 34.0875°N 36.117778°E / 34.0875; 36.117778
Site notes
ConditionRuins
Public accessYes
This article is about the temple in Lebanon. For the Roman fort in Egypt, see Qasr el Banat. For the 12th century house in Raqqa, Syria, see Qasr al-Banat.

Qasr el Banat (

Qsarnaba (Lebanon).[1][2]

History

It is believed the site was called the "Castle of Virgins" and was the residence of

virgins in Roman times.[3]

By the middle of the 2nd century, the Romans had built many small temples and other sanctuaries in the vicinity of the temple district of Heliopolis, today's

Qsarnaba
, called now "Qasr El Banaat".

George F. Taylor classified Qasr el Banat among a group of ancient Roman

fortress in later times. Some sections remain intact built up two or three layers high. A basilica (probably Byzantine Christian) from a later period was built alongside the temple.[1]

There are two circular structures located around 100 metres (330 ft) southeast of the temple that are thought to have been examples of the high places referred to in the Bible.

Characteristics

The Prostylos Temple of

Qsarnaba
, with the entrance on the east side, stood on a high platform, reached by a wide flight of steps with over 20 steps. The walls of the podium were moved to the east and formed a lateral conclusion of the stairs. The mighty limestone curbs of the former Cella wall, which are distributed on the site, are weathered to some extent to the shapelessness. In 1974, the first phase of the restoration was completed, in which up to three rows of temple walls could be restored. In the middle section of the cella, the stepped base of a raised cult place can be seen. A separate sacrificial altar stands outside in the east at the foot of the staircase.

It was composed of parts and supplemented in a further restoration phase after 1993. The columns of the vestibule were crowned by Corinthian capitals. Individual parts of the pediment triangle were assembled in the original form and placed as a whole at ground level next to the temple. In the upper cornice, a carved relief bust is preserved at the top of the gable. It shows the bearded head of a man who probably represents the founder of the building.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b George Taylor (1967). The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Dar el-Machreq Publishers. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ISBN 978-1-57506-014-9
    . Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ISBN 9783886181056.
    - Dau, Butros (1984). History of the Maronites: Relig[i]ous, Cultural, and Political
    . B. Dau.

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