The Famous Healing Waters of the Temple of Eshmun
The religious site that made a splash across cultures
A ground view of the ruins of the Temple of Echmoun by CyArkCyArk
Eshmun was the ancient Phoenician god of healing.
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At the end of the 7th century BCE, worshippers built The Temple of Eshmun next to a sacred spring that could be used in ceremonies. It lies 2km north of Sidon, a major Phoenician town south of Beirut.
An aerial view of the ruins at the Temple of Echmoun by CyArkCyArk
In the 4th century BCE the temple was struck by a large earthquake but despite the damage, other later cultures still continued to build around this important religious site.
A detail of the remains of a Byzantine church mosaic left at the Temple of Echmoun by CyArkCyArk
This means that today the site contains a variety of structures from different eras, including many finely-made byzantine mosaics.
CyArk scanning the Temple of Echmoun by CyArkCyArk
CyArk digitally documented The Temple of Eshmun with terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry and LiDAR laser scanning in collaboration with the Syrian Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums and the Lebanese Directorate of Antiquities.
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