Baalbek: The Temple of Baal and the Impossible Stones

In modern-day Lebanon lies Baalbek, named for Baal, a deity worshiped by the Canaanites and Phoenicians. Legends say it was built by giants or an advanced civilization now vanished from history. The Romans later transformed it into the City of the Sun.

Its platform holds the Trilithon, three stones each weighing about 800 tons, while nearby rests a single block over 1,600 tons, the largest ever cut by human hands. How they were moved and placed with such precision remains a mystery.