 The sanctuary consists of an esplanade and a grand court limited by a huge limestone terrace wall that supports a monumental podium which was once topped by Eshmun 's Graeco @-@ Persian style marble temple . The sanctuary features a series of ritual ablution basins fed by canals channeling water from the Asclepius river ( modern Awali ) and from the sacred " Ydll " spring ; these installations were used for therapeutic and purificatory purposes that characterize the cult of Eshmun . The sanctuary site has yielded many artifacts of value , especially those inscribed with Phoenician texts , providing valuable insight into the site 's history and that of ancient Sidon . 
 The sanctuary <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>consists</mark></a> of an esplanade and a grand court limited by a huge limestone terrace wall <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>supports</mark></a> a monumental podium which was once topped by Eshmun <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>Graeco @-@ Persian style marble temple . The sanctuary <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>features</mark></a> a series of ritual ablution basins fed by canals channeling water from the Asclepius river ( modern Awali ) and from the sacred " Ydll " spring ; these installations <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> used for therapeutic and purificatory purposes <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>that</mark></a>characterize the cult of Eshmun . The sanctuary site <a href='been_done' title='8'><mark>has</mark></a> yielded many artifacts of value , especially those inscribed with Phoenician texts , providing valuable insight into the site <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>history and that of ancient Sidon . 
The sanctuary consist of an esplanade and a grand court limited by a bigass limestone terrace wall support a monumental podium which was once topped by Eshmun  Graeco @-@ Persian style marble temple . da sanctuary feature a series of ritual ablution basins fed by canals channeling water from the Asclepius river ( modern Awali ) and from tdasacred " Ydll " spring ; dese installations was used fir therapeutic and purificatory purposes characterize thdault of Eshmun . The sanctuary site done yielded many artifacts of value , especially those inscribed with Phoenician txts , providing valuable insight into the site  history and dat of ancient Sidon .