The Raymer enterprise., 1913-05-08

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FOR the Berlin museums now possess many OF the
nn"st examples Of the carvings found there.
laaIbek Is the nam" Of a ruined city Of ancient
to"H SYRIA stguiiyInE the city Of laal" the sun
god Tn" name was converted by the Greeks,
during tn" Scoucdau dynasty into It's Greek
equivalent, liolOpolis II is situated in latitude
81 degrees minute north longitude 2G degrees,
II minutes east in the plain OF Buko's. at the
northern extremity Of low range ur bleak hills
about one mile from the base Of Au,Ilbanon. in
we'll watcrod and delightful locality little
NOR" than 40 miles northwest OF Damascus It
was oac" lh" most magnificent NJ SYRIAN rrios.
fuIl Of palaces fountains and beautiful muuu-
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Those ruins are known rs the AcropbIts and arc
unique iur their mHsEiyuunss and for the great
amount NJ both bold and delicate carving with
which they are adorrrd There Is. indrrd So
much carving aud such variety a7 t0 make ones
first visit bcwlld"rnr IT," rrmp.5 being built
cn a HAT puIu. II vas important to raise them
above the surrounding level to render them moro
imp. Inc. and To that oud there arc vast sub
STRUCTURES and vaults and ras-lrr4 supporting
IN" sNrIHrs tn" most Imposing vas that Of the
Erwn' rrmpn Of rh, sun nl.rh WAS a r"rtanru.
lar I1ldnug 22O f,-' by IGu having us roof sup
ported by IL pDr.s'sI" OF - Cur.urhi,u columns
- at each side and ID ut rach end OF these
fiy arc still standing Thu. circumference ot
these columns It about -- feet and tho length
OF 'h" shnf, about r., feet. with PEDESTAL capital
and or'ahIauTr they mraslr" about So fcot in
hoNsb, tn" great Temple of Nh" Sun occupied
platform on Nh" hcrupuIIs about geo feet by $50
to' tn" main ru'rlnc" ul m" rmpn Has on
the east Her" a vide Nisu uf stops led up TO
a p0r'lco - foot uhoy" 'hn rurduus and orchards
thar now surround the ruins An Inscription on
tho great pur'lco states that II" trmplo was
In NJ tlt' r.tlf5 1y
AntuuluUs
Iryoud the por'co IS a hcyorunal court
through which a lark" ru'uvay opens into the
great square. AT the west end N which is the
trwTI" on lofty styloba'o Except tho columns
mentioned, lIttn OF the great temple or Of the
buildings In front OF It IS LETT standing but the
ground is covered with their ruins The vast sIzc
OF the stones used in the aubs'rucrurrs Of the
great platform Is remarkable, some Of them being
over GO feet long and - feet thick
South from the great temple is a smaller one
known rs tho Temple nj Jupiter Il is smaller
In form, having Its porstylo and the wallis Of It's
cells sN mostly standing. Its dimensions are
227 icot in length by M feet In BREADTH with
IL columns at the sides and 6 at each end Roth
temples well as the surrounding structures
were built Of limestone In richly decorated,
somewhat fantastic Cornhan style BESIDES
these there stands at distance Of 200 yards from
the others circular building supported on six
granite columns built In mixed Ionic and Corln.
THAN style
Nearby also are the remains OF the Temple OF
Bacchus, famed for It's magnificent carvings.
Here are enormous slabs Of stone saboratoly
carved with the heads OF empcrors md dcltle,
and interviewer with floral designs tho whole
forming a unique ceiling. The portal Is the Rom
OF the entire edhce. Tie door posts are beaut!'