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The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

author:Brother in the wolf's den

Introduction: In Lebanon, there is such an ancient site in the Bekaa Valley, people are very small walking underneath, in ancient times, people did not have trucks, cranes, no hydraulic jacks, how to carry these heaviest 1200 tons of boulders, some ancient crafts and techniques because they have not been recorded, future generations can only rely on guessing, relying on analysis.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

The stone pillar in this photo is very smooth and round, very well polished, with a height of 22 meters, that is, the height of a seven-story building, a diameter of more than two meters, and the construction time began around 60 AD.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

These six huge columns are only a part of the building, and the three boulders at the base are monoliths, each weighing more than 800 tons.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

This is how this boulder, with a length of 29 meters and a height and thickness of 4 meters, was transported from the quarry and then lifted to a height of four meters.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

Man is very small in front of these huge stone buildings.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

The difficulty of building these temples is not very easy in today's highly developed technology.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

Some scholars believe that it was built by the ancient Romans, so the ancient Romans must have some superb technology or methods that have been lost.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

There are many stone relics like this on Earth, but it is rare to carry such a large stone.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

The ground is full of dozens of tons, hundreds of tons of boulders.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

What tools did the ancient Romans use to polish and carve these stones?

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

Notice that in the lower left corner there are two visitors, and you can compare the scale of the temple.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

Researchers speculate about the possible transportation methods of the ancient Romans.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

The boulder is about 1,200 tons and has not been used yet.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

There are holes in the boulders, which are supposed to be support points for transportation.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

A group of visitors walks on a boulder of several hundred tons.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

Perhaps many of the skilled craftsmen of the ancients had skills that we did not know about, and now they are drowned in the long river of history.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

It is also possible that the ancient Romans used tens of thousands of slaves to build it at any cost.

The huge stone buildings of Baalbek, how the ancients carried thousands of tons of stones

In short, these buildings, these huge stones lie there quietly, waiting for future generations to interpret. There are many unsolved mysteries in history, but the ancient ruins of Baalbek are one of the more special.

Summary: The ruins of Baalbek are the places where the ancients sacrificed, the ancients did not have too many observation means of the sun and the universe and the starry sky, so they were full of awe, and the ancients in many countries on the earth were full of awe of the sun and regarded them as gods. By the way, a huge stone weighing more than 2,000 tons was also found near Baalbek, and it is not known where it will be used.

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