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| Film Id: | F16-0379 |
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| 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 |
| Tags: | Baalbek | Heliopolis | Roman antiquities | Tell Baalbek |
| Rights: | All rights are reserved by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum). Any use of the footage in productions is forbidden unless rights have been secured by contacting the Penn Museum Archives at 215-898-8304, or email photos@pennmuseum.org. |
