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Temple of the Obelisks

جبيل, Italy

Temple of the Obelisks

The Temple of the Obelisks (French: Temple aux Obelisques, Arabic: معبد الأنصاب, romanized: Maʿbad al-ʾAnṣāb, also known as the L-shaped Temple and Temple of Resheph was an important Bronze Age temple structure in the World Heritage Site of Byblos. It is considered "perhaps the most spectacular" of

the ancient structures of Byblos. It is the best preserved building in the Byblos archaeological site. Almost all of the artefacts found in the excavation of the temple are displayed at the National Museum of Beirut. It was excavated by French archaeologist Maurice Dunand from 1924-73. The original temple is now in two parts: the base is known as "the L-shaped temple", and the top is known as the "Temple of the Obelisks"; the latter was moved 40 meters east during Maurice Dunand's excavations. Dunand uncovered 1306 Byblos figurines – ex-voto offerings, including faience figurines, weapons, and dozens of bronze-with-gold-leaf figurines – which have become the "poster child" of the Lebanese Tourism Ministry.

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