Heliopolis, the City of the Sun

Heliopolis, the City of the Sun. The history of settlement in the area of Baalbek dates back no less than 9,000 years, with evidence of almost continual settlement under the Temple of Jupiter, there since the pre-Hellenistic era. Here is a panoramic view of the Great Court of the Baalbek temple complex, on the bottom left (below the men) are massive 800 ton stones used in the most ancient construction.