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  • 4/5 Patrick L. 7 years ago on Google
    the northern village of Bziza (85 km from Beirut) lies a well-preserved 2d-century Roman temple with three of its frontal columns still standing. The western façade is embellished by an elegant portico of three limestone columns, the remainder of an original four, supporting architecture of the ionic order. Built in the Ionic building order, it is has been well-preserved because it was converted into a two-apse church in the early Byzantine age. Inside, you can still see the niches in which statues must have stood. When the temple was converted into a church, its orientation, which used to be from the northwest to the southeast, was changed. A new entrance was made in the southwest, while the northeast wall was replaced by an unusual double apse.
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  • 4/5 Apo B. 5 years ago on Google
    Nicely preserved, small temple. Great village, great locals
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  • 3/5 david a. 4 years ago on Google
    A small part of this temple is preserved.located in the center of the village but theres not too much details to see. need more attention and more details to restore.

  • 3/5 Afif A. 2 years ago on Google
    I love old ruins, it looks beautiful from outside, but we couldnt enter, it was closed, so we took pictures from outside

  • 3/5 george s. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice to see

  • 5/5 Elias J. 2 years ago on Google
    Well preserved roman temple

  • 5/5 Vico R. 5 years ago on Google
    nice place

  • 3/5 Samer O. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice to look at from outside, very small site.

  • 5/5 Jack S. 4 years ago on Google
    Quiet nice old roman temple in a small village. Worth taking photos if passing by.

  • 5/5 Cody H. 4 years ago on Google
    After seeing the temples in Baalbek this is much less impressive, but it makes up for that by being in a nice quiet town. We were the only ones there. Definitely worth a stop if it's nit far out of your way!

  • 5/5 Nicolas F. 2 years ago on Google
    Great historic place,it's a small temple but really one of the best I've seen.

  • 5/5 Joseph O. 6 years ago on Google
    Beautiful location to visit. Plenty of history behind the city. Highly recommend to visit.

  • 4/5 Mireille Abi K. 4 months ago on Google
    The little Bziza Roman temple blends ancient mythology with Roman history, evolving over time to become the Church of the Lady of the Pillars.Constructed during the first century AD, it was initially devoted to Azizos, a Canaanite mythological morning star.This temple gave the name to the village of Bziza Bziza, which derives its name from "Beth Azizo

  • 3/5 NJM 4 months ago on Google
    One of the rare Roman ruins in the area. Needs more preservation like most heritage ruins in Lebanon.


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