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Beḥyō October 28, 1899

An extensive ruin half an hour south
of Ḳalb Lauze, situated on one of the highest
eminences of the Jebel-el-A'la,
conspiuous from every point of vantage.

The ruins consist of a large, well
preserved basilica and another public
building in complete ruins besides an
extensive group of private buildings in
varying conditions of ruin.

The former building was measured
by de Vogüé and is fully illustrated in
his "La Syrie Centrale" and needs no
further discussion from the architectural
standpoint but I am not sure that De V.
correctly derived its purpose.

It was called by him the church of
Beḥyō. It is correctly oriented and it is true
its groundplan consisted of three aisles
divided by two rows of debased classic col's
It bears many ecclesiastical symbols on

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De V.: [[de Vogüé]]