Caption

View of the Temple of Baal at Baalbek, photograph, page, annotation: 'Temple of Baal at Baalbek', photographer: Francis Frith, Baalbek, photographer: Frank Mason Good, c. 1870 - in or before 1875, paper, albumen print, height 101 mm x width 82 mm, Photo after page 40., temple, shrine, Roman religion, A faded rectangular photograph centered on a wider beige background shows stone ruins partially obscured by dense foliage; the ruins include a carved stone facade with ornate horizontal cornices and arched openings, weathered blocks and scattered stones in the foreground, a low rough stone wall, and leafy trees growing around and behind the structure, with shadows and textured vegetation filling the lower portion of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A78_094

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.8Mb (7.4Mb) / 11.7in x 15.2in / 3518 x 4555 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Temple Baal Baalbek photograph page annotation photographer Francis Frith Frank Mason Good c 1870 - 1875 paper albumen print height 101 mm x width 82 mm Photo page 40 temple shrine Roman religion faded rectangular photograph centered wider beige background stone ruins partially obscured dense foliage ruins include carved stone facade ornate horizontal cornices arched openings weathered blocks scattered stones foreground low rough stone wall leafy trees growing structure shadows textured vegetation filling lower portion image