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Baalbek

[Preface]

Through The Ruins Of Baalbek Dr. Peter Wittig Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany

Baalbek: Image And Monument, 1898-1998 - And The Orient Institute Prof. Dr. Angelika Neuwirth Director Orient Institute, Beirut

Introduction

Baalbek: An Imperial Visit And Its Consequences Hélène Sader And Thomas Scheffler

Part I The Emperor's Journey: Symbols, Images, Perceptions

The Kaiser In Baalbek: Tourism, Archaeology, And The Politics Of Imagination Thomas Scheffler

Part II An East-West Encounter

The "Rediscovery" Of Baalbek: A Metaphor For Empire In The Nineteenth Century Ussama Makdisi

A German Archaeologist In Baalbek: Sketches By Walter Andrae (1898/99)

Part III Baalbek : Monument And Archaeology

Looking For Pre-Hellenistic Baalbek Hélène Sader And Margarete Van Ess

Terrace And Temple: Remarks On The Architectural History Of The Temple Of Jupiter In Baalbek Adolf Hoffmann

Islamic Baalbek: The Qalʿah, The Mosques And Other Buildings Heinz Gaube