Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek photo copyrighted by: Brian McMorrow The Temple of Bacchus, almost entirely preserved, is also Corinthian, with 42 columns, 8 on each front and 15 on each flank. The approach to the cella or worship room proclaims grandeur with its
powerful scale...The inner side walls of the nave are divided into bays by projected Corinthian half-columns to produce a series of superimposed niches, round-headed below, angled (pedimented) above, the latter originally with statues. The temple was roofed with cedar trusses.
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