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Francis Bedford (1815-94)
The Temple of the Sun and Temple of Jupiter [Baalbek, Lebanon] 4 May 1862
Albumen print | 24.3 x 28.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2700974
![The Temple of the Sun and Temple of Jupiter [Baalbek, Lebanon]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/2/5/335806-1351702174.jpg?itok=1Pvn41tj "The Temple of the Sun and Temple of Jupiter [Baalbek, Lebanon]")
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The six standing columns are all that remain of the colonnade that ran around the outside of the Temple of Jupiter. The columns are the largest in the world, at a height of 22.9 metres. A legend about the founding of Baalbek stated that a race of giants constructed the buildings. The photograph is signed, captioned and dated in the negative, 'F Bedford Baalbec'. It is number 106 in the Day & Son series.
Provenance
Acquired by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), 1862
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
24.3 x 28.8 cm (image)
47.0 x 58.5 cm (mount)
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