Title
Colonnade of the ancient mosque of Baalbek
Caption
1900 colour photograph of the Colonnade of the ancient mosque; Baalbek; Lebanon. In 637 CE; the Muslim army under Abu Ubaid ibn al-Jarrah captured Baalbek after defeating the Byzantine army at Battle of Yarmouk. its fine mosque and fortress architecture; still extant; belonged to the reign of Sultan Qalawun
Date
1900
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A10_043
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60.0Mb (4.4Mb) / 17.8in x 13.1in / 5339 x 3928 (300dpi)