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The Temple of Venus, or Circular Temple
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A wood engraving by "B" from an original sketch or watercolor by Harry Fenn
Title
The Temple of Venus, or Circular Temple
Description
English: Caption:

the temple of venus, or circular temple.
In the village of Ba'albek, not far from the south-east corner of the Acropolis. It is now converted into a Muslim shrine, and dedicated to
El Barbara.

An 1881 engraving of the Temple of Venus at Baalbek, formerly used as a Greek Orthodox church dedicated to St. Barbara.
Date 1877–79
Source/Photographer Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt, Division II, p. 472. New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1881.

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