Lebanon 1969 Reel 36 of 65
Category: Travelogue
Length: 15:34
| Film ID | F16-0379 |
| Film Description | Reel 36 of 65 Unedited travelogue Baalbek Bahre el Badar ShotlistReel 36 of 65Unedited travelogue Baalbek Cat. Reel 379 1969: Reel 36: Lebanon, Baalbek, Bahre el Badar [?]. Snow sheds (at Bahre el Badar [?]). Quibbet Douris [?] mausoleum and temple (13th Century): Eight granite pillars, entablature, arch keystones cut at an angle. Coffee shop near Douris temple: grinding coffee using mortar and pestle. Note fire tongs, carved implements. Rug on wall (cu). A rabab: single stringed instrument with sounding box, Temple of Baalbek, 6 columns of Jupiter (distant, closer). Temple of Jupiter complex has 4 sections (*see K's notes): The Propylae: entrance to temple, architecturally important Propylae. Hexagonal forecourt with 6 Jupiter pillars in background, Three arched niches: Arabic. Great Court ruins (*see K's notes on original structure) (pan shot) Pillars. Chapel. Bacchus Temple (?) (pan shot}, Six Pillars of Jupiter. Green tree. Chapel. Two dark supporting pillars. Pillars. Dome of alcove: note construction. Niche or alcove. Stone carvings: flowers, egg (fertility) (cu). Large alcove with many niches (pan shot). Alcoves: the wall slots are Arabic. Detailed carvings on stone blocks. Broken granite columns. Series of alcoves, possibly a chapel. Carved Roman letters. Chapel. Chanel wall, projections m\ which statues rested. Intricate carving. Bahre el Badar |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Baalbek, Roman antiquities, Heliopolis, Tell Baalbek |
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