Wilson, Charles William, Sir (1836-1905), Woodward, John Douglas (1846-1924), Fenn, Harry (1838-1911) · D. Appleton · leaf 294
An Arab shrine, south-west of Ba'albek. Called Kubbet Dûris, after the neighbouring village of Dûris; it is a modern structure formed of eight ancient granite columns clumsily set up and surmounted by a heavy architrave. An enormous sarcophagus, standing on end, serves as the mihrab, or Muslim…
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