Baalbek Trilithon / Temple of Jupiter.
folkloreclose_encounterAncient Astronaut Landing
Baalbek in Lebanon is a Roman temple complex whose foundation platform includes the Trilithon, three colossal ~800-ton limestone blocks, beneath the Temple of Jupiter. Ancient-astronaut writers such…
Baalbek in Lebanon is a Roman temple complex whose foundation platform includes the Trilithon, three colossal ~800-ton limestone blocks, beneath the Temple of Jupiter. Ancient-astronaut writers such as Erich von Daniken claimed the megaliths were too heavy for ancient people and must mark an alien landing or launch site. It matters as a flagship 'ancient astronaut' site; archaeology shows the blocks were quarried and moved by Roman-era engineering, and the alien interpretation is fringe folklore.