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In
Bziza village in the Koura plain
east of Tripoli, is a well preserved
Roman temple with three if its
frontal portico columns still
standing. In Byzantine times a
two-apse church known as "Our
Lady of the Columns," was built
within its walls.
A short distance from the Roman
temple is the barrel-vaulted
Byzantine chapel of St. Elias which
sits beneath two oak trees. On the
right wall, near the altar, is a
medieval wall painting showing a
halo and a portion of a saint's
body. South of the temple a short
walk brings you to series of rock
cut tombs at road level.
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Major
Cities - Bziza