A touch of the ancient history of El Bir, England "You'll be biting his elbows, if not go to Baalbek (ancient city in Lebanon, ca. Perevi.), Or I will myself bitten!" - Promised to us by our friend named Nick, who lives in the Middle East. View from the square tower to anyone who ever knows something about the ruins of the Roman period and / or history of the Middle East - Baalbek is one of the most important places to visit. For me, a man far away from archeology, despite the efforts of my parents are perfectly versed in it, it was only the first Roman ruins that I have ever seen with my own eyes. And at the sight of them, I literally gasped. It was not many works of human hands made me such an impression. Nature, landscapes, wild animals - is yes. But not the fruits of human labor. Propylaea Perhaps this is because the impression of the beautiful scenery can not convey any, even very good, the TV camera. And maybe the fact that the greatest monuments of man-made, we are introduced long before they see their own eyes. The movie, filmed in Paris, will not be without the Eiffel Tower panoramic shots that without any reservations, indicate the place of action, the same story with the Coliseum in Rome, Capitol Hill and the monument to George Washington in Washington ... and so on. But in that moment when I first saw the South Gate of the temple complex of Angkor in Cambodia, I was speechless. Something like the Great Wall of China, like a huge serpent sleeping, waves winds through the mountains, you can not compare to anything else. And the Taj Mahal is really beautiful. He was like a ghost management, appeared before me, when I was in the ancient fortress of the Red Fort in Agra (the ancient capital of the Mughals in northern India, ca. Perevi.). Near, in an endless play of light, he looks even more wonderful. Baalbek very soon got into my short list of miracles. Standing near the bottom of the stairs leading to the Propylaea (main entrance is decorated porticos and columns, approx. Ed.), Clutching his guidebook, I suddenly found that my thoughts are confused in two languages. I tried to negotiate with potential tours and at the same time not to miss beautiful views all around. We first had to agree that he gave me a tour in English, but he had a fairly strong accent. I had difficulty trying to understand what I mean, when he began his introduction, in which there were too many numbers and dates. A few minutes later the audience somewhat widened - there were three Frenchmen. It seems that my guide was trying to maximize their commercial advantage. We agreed on a tour in French, and I got a discount. My forte has never been the numbers and dates in a foreign language, so that when the guide paused to catch his breath, I took the opportunity and took his leave, more than happy because I have to explore this vast ancient city in splendid isolation. Part of the facade struck Despite the huge amount of work, which was held here restorers, my imagination does not have coped with the problem when I tried to imagine the look of Baalbek in its heyday. Probably one of the huge pillars sitting fly and watched as the other pillar being prepared for installation. Perhaps an eagle soaring above the quarry, when these huge pieces of stone hacked and brought here. Maybe with a distant hill year after year for the construction of this historical monument watching the farmer. Rather, several generations of farmers, given the time frame of construction. It is believed that the first temple came here in the first millennium BC, and he was devoted to the Phoenician god Baal (whose name and became known as the nearby town). After the conquest of Alexander the Great, Baalbek was called Heliopolis, City of the Sun. This title is important for him to this day - the sky is often cloudless and the sun is very hot. On that day, a very friendly resident of Beirut, told me to carry drinking water and use sun lotion. When Pompey (Roman statesman and military leader, ca. Perevi.) Colonized Phoenicia in 1964 BC, the construction of huge temples, remains of which can be seen to this day. Emperor Constantine (Roman Emperor, ca. Perevi.) In 312 was converted to Christianity and ordered to stop construction. After the 636 came here as the Arabs, who began building the fortress. Columns near the Temple of Dionysus Even now, I was struck by the huge size of structures to be brought before me. Wide grand staircase led to a huge man-made base on which rests the whole complex. Four high-propylene columns still support beam, although both sides of their other colonies, in spite of its impressive size, are crumbling. The towers at both ends did not look near as effectively as I first thought when I stood at the foot of the stairs, but upstairs I noticed traces of past glory - the carved walls and part of the doorway. 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