ONE OF TIIK DOORWAYS LKADIXG FROM THE GREAT COURT INTO A S.MALI. ROOM 

 WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN FOR THE USE OF THE PRIESTS: BAALBEK 



The ruins at Raalhek were first visited in modern times in 1507. bv a German, Martin 

 von Laumj,^arten, and a.q:ain, in 1555, by a Frenchman, Pierre ['.efon, who wrote two books 

 upon the suliject. Much damage was caused l)v an earthquake in 17^9, the disorder then 

 occasioned remammg tUl 1901, when the German Archcol.igical Institute intrusted the work 

 ot cleanng and excavating to an expedition Iieadcd bv Professor Puchstein, under whom 

 admirable work has been done. 



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