Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek: Underwood Photograph
A row of six tall columns supports a fragment of carved entablature above a ruined sanctuary. Broken stones and rough ground remain low beneath the vertical shafts. The caption identifies the Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek, Syria, and credits Underwood & Underwood, New York. Reproduced in Sun Lore of All Ages, the photograph combines the monument’s survival with the evident loss of its surrounding structure.
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Underwood & Underwood (photographic credit). "The Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek: Underwood Photograph" [editorial title]. In Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship, William Tyler Olcott. 1914 edition, 1914, G. P. Putnam's Sons. Source scan leaf 195. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0139-0194
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- Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship
- Ruined temple columns
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Underwood & Underwood (photographic credit). The Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek: Underwood Photograph. Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship. Scan leaf 195. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0139-0194