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Palmyra - Syria 162 images Created 17 Jun 2019

Images in this photo gallery are from Palmyra, one of the world's great archaeological sites with architecture that fused Greek-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. Palmyra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Palmyra. Syria.  View of the front of the Monumental Arch which was erected in the early third century AD under Septimius Severus in order to disguise the thirty degree a change of direction of the first and second sections of the Great Colonnade.
    Syria_Palmyra_001.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_002.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Well preserved columns and porticoes line the second Transverse Street with the hilltop 17th century Arab castle of Qala at ibn Maan in the distance. Half-way up each column are brackets that held projecting statues over the roadway.
    Syria_Palmyra_003.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. The towering Tetrapylon with its Corinthian columns dominate the central section of the Great Colonnade Street. In the background is the hilltop 17th century Arab castle or citadel of Qala at ibn Maan. The Tetrapylon which marks and masks the change of direction of the great Colonnade, has four independent pylons each consisting of four columns and stands on a moulded square plinth at the four corners of a stepped platform.
    Syria_Palmyra_004.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. The towering Tetrapylon with its Corinthian columns dominate the central section of the Great Colonnade Street. In the background is the hilltop 17th century Arab castle or citadel of Qala at ibn Maan. The Tetrapylon which marks and masks the change of direction of the great Colonnade, has four independent pylons each consisting of four columns and stands on a moulded square plinth at the four corners of a stepped platform.
    Syria_Palmyra_004.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View over lush palm trees of the Temple of Bel which is the most impressive ruin of the ancient city of Palmyra. Dedicated to Bel who is thought to be the supreme God of the Palmyrene pantheon , the Temple is an enormous complex and its main construction was performed over several stages from the Hellenistic through to the Roman periods. Palmyra prospered in ancient times as a caravan staging post due to its location on one of the main ancient routes from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates and to markets further east including those on the Silk Route.Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_005.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. An Arch opening in the south portico of the Great Colonnade street gives access to a road that runs around the hemicycle of the theatre. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length. Half-way up each column are brackets that held projecting statues over the roadway. Palmyra is one the world’s great archaeological sites with architecture that fused Greek-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. The ruins seen today on its vast 50 hectares date from around the 2nd century AD. Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_006.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. An Arch opening in the south portico of the Great Colonnade street gives access to a road that runs around the hemicycle of the theatre. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length. Half-way up each column are brackets that held projecting statues over the roadway. Palmyra is one the world’s great archaeological sites with architecture that fused Greek-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. The ruins seen today on its vast 50 hectares date from around the 2nd century AD. Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_006.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the restored Temple of Baal Shamin with its six column pronaos and side walls decorated with pilasters all in the Corinthian order. Dating from the first and second century AD the Temple of Baal Shamin was dedicated to Baal Shamin, Phoenician God of fertility and of storms and rains..
    Syria_Palmyra_007.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the Funerary Temple with its elegant portico of six columns. Dating from the third century AD, the temple is more a elaborate temple tomb and stands at the start of the Palmyra necropolis area. Palmyra is one the world’s great archaeological sites with architecture that fused Greek-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. The ruins seen today on its vast 50 hectares date from around the 2nd century AD. Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_008.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Pillars and porticoes line the central section of the Great Colonnade Street that covers the area from the Monumental arch to the Tetrapylon visible in the background. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length. Half-way up each column are brackets that held projecting statues over the roadway. Palmyra is one the world’s great archaeological sites with architecture that fused Greek-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. The ruins seen today on its vast 50 hectares date from around the 2nd century AD. Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_009.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  View during sun set of the front of the Monumental Arch which was erected in the early third century AD under Septimius Severus in order to disguise the thirty degree a change of direction of the first and second sections of the Great Colonnade. The arch is richly decorated with motifs of acorns and oak leaves, palm trunks and acanthus shoots. Palmyra is one the world’s great archaeological sites with architecture that fused Greek-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. The ruins seen today on its vast 50 hectares date from around the 2nd century AD. Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_010.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the remaining eight columns of the Cella, the most scared building of the most impressive Sanctuary of Bel. Accessible only to priests, the Cella was built around 32 AD and its architectural treatment owes much to the Greek tradition of Temple building. Originally the whole structure would have been surrounded by tall columns, however only eight survive, on the eastern side. Dedicated to Bel who is thought to be the supreme God of the Palmyrene pantheon, the Temple is an enormous complex and its main construction was performed over several stages from the Hellenistic through to the Roman periods. Palmyra prospered in ancient times as a caravan staging post due to its location on one of the main ancient routes from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates and to markets further east including those on the Silk Route. Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_011.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the remaining eight columns of the Cella, the most scared building of the most impressive Sanctuary of Bel. Accessible only to priests, the Cella was built around 32 AD and its architectural treatment owes much to the Greek tradition of Temple building. Originally the whole structure would have been surrounded by tall columns, however only eight survive, on the eastern side. Dedicated to Bel who is thought to be the supreme God of the Palmyrene pantheon, the Temple is an enormous complex and its main construction was performed over several stages from the Hellenistic through to the Roman periods.
    Syria_Palmyra_012.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the Cella which is the most scared building of the Sanctuary of Bel which is the most impressive ruin of the ancient city of Palmyra. Accessible only to priests, the Cella was built around 32 AD and its architectural treatment owes much to the Greek tradition of Temple building. Dedicated to Bel who is thought to be the supreme God of the Palmyrene pantheon.
    Syria_Palmyra_013.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the moon god Aglibol from a reconstructed bas relief that once adorned the Cella at the sanctuary of Bel. This part of the bas relief shows the moon god Aglibo, with the lunar crescent on his shoulder wearing Roman costume and standing bedside an altar. The Temple courtyard is visible in the background. Dedicated to Bel who is thought to be the supreme God of the Palmyrene pantheon, the Temple is an enormous complex and its main construction was performed over several stages from the Hellenistic through to the Roman periods.
    Syria_Palmyra_014.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the restored Temple of Baal Shamin with its six column pronaos and side walls decorated with pilasters all in the Corinthian order. Dating from the first and second century AD the Temple of Baal Shamin was dedicated to Baal Shamin, Phoenician God of fertility and of storms and rains.
    Syria_Palmyra_015.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Pillars and porticoes line the central section of the Great Colonnade Street with the hilltop 17th century Arab castle of Qala at ibn Maan in the distance . Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_016.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Dusk view of the barren forbidding ghostly valley of the tombs with its stark sentinel towers.A distinctive feature of Palmyra the valley of the tombs is a barren forbidding valley of stark sentinel towers some dilapidated and some relatively complete. The earliest ones go back to the Hellenistic period.
    Syria_Palmyra_017.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of a group of sentinel tower burial chambers in the ghostly valley of the tombs. This group of tombs cling to the low hill of Umm al-Belqis and are known as the towers of Yemliko. A distinctive feature of Palmyra the valley of the tombs is a barren forbidding valley of stark sentinel towers some dilapidated and some relatively complete. The earliest ones go back to the Hellenistic period.
    Syria_Palmyra_018.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Panoramic view of the modern city of Palmyra.
    Syria_Palmyra_019.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Panoramic view of the timeless ancient city of Palmyra.
    Syria_Palmyra_020.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of a pillars that line a secondary colonnaded street that led to the oval piazza and Damascus gate. The ruins seen today on its vast 50 hectares date from around the 2nd century AD. Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_021.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of a pillars that line a secondary colonnaded street that led to the oval piazza and Damascus gate. The ruins seen today on its vast 50 hectares date from around the 2nd century AD. Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_022.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of a pillars that line a secondary colonnaded street that led to the oval piazza and Damascus gate. The ruins seen today on its vast 50 hectares date from around the 2nd century AD. Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_023.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of a standing pillars and large amount of fallen masonry at the end of the upper Colonnade Street. The ruins seen today on its vast 50 hectares date from around the 2nd century AD. Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_024.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of a standing pillars and large amount of fallen masonry at the end of the upper Colonnade Street.
    Syria_Palmyra_025.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the some of the pillars and porticoes that line the upper section of the Great Colonnade Street. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_026.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the some of the pillars and porticoes that line the upper section of the Great Colonnade Street. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_027.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the some of the pillars and porticoes that line the upper section of the Great Colonnade Street. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_028.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the some of the pillars and porticoes that line the upper section of the Great Colonnade Street. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_029.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the some of the pillars and porticoes that line the upper section of the Great Colonnade Street. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_030.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the some of the pillars and porticoes that line the upper section of the Great Colonnade Street. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_031.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Pillars and porticoes line the upper section of the Great Colonnade Street that begins from the Tetrapylon in the background. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_032.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Pillars and porticoes line the upper section of the Great Colonnade Street that begins from the Tetrapylon in the background. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_033.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Pillars and porticoes line the upper section of the Great Colonnade Street that begins from the Tetrapylon in the background. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_034.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Pillars and porticoes line the central section of the Great Colonnade Street that covers the area from the Tetrapylon to the Monumental arch visible in the background. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length. Half-way up each column are brackets that held projecting statues over the roadway.
    Syria_Palmyra_035.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Pillars and porticoes line the central section of the Great Colonnade Street that covers the area from the Tetrapylon to the Monumental arch visible in the background. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length. Half-way up each column are brackets that held projecting statues over the roadway.
    Syria_Palmyra_036.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Part of the drainage pipes and system that lines the Great Colonnade Street . Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length. Half-way up each column are brackets that held projecting statues over the roadway.
    Syria_Palmyra_037.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  View from the Great Colonnade side of the Monumental Arch which was erected in the early third century AD under Septimius Severus in order to disguise the thirty degree a change of direction of the first and second sections of the Great Colonnade.
    Syria_Palmyra_038.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  View from the Great Colonnade side of the Monumental Arch which was erected in the early third century AD under Septimius Severus in order to disguise the thirty degree a change of direction of the first and second sections of the Great Colonnade.
    Syria_Palmyra_039.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  View during sun set of the front of the Monumental Arch which was erected in the early third century AD under Septimius Severus in order to disguise the thirty degree a change of direction of the first and second sections of the Great Colonnade.
    Syria_Palmyra_040.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  View of the front of the Monumental Arch which was erected in the early third century AD under Septimius Severus in order to disguise the thirty degree a change of direction of the first and second sections of the Great Colonnade.
    Syria_Palmyra_041.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  View of the front of the Monumental Arch which was erected in the early third century AD under Septimius Severus in order to disguise the thirty degree a change of direction of the first and second sections of the Great Colonnade.
    Syria_Palmyra_042.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  View of the front of the Monumental Arch which was erected in the early third century AD under Septimius Severus in order to disguise the thirty degree a change of direction of the first and second sections of the Great Colonnade.
    Syria_Palmyra_043.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  View of the underside of the Monumental Arch which was erected in the early third century AD under Septimius Severus in order to disguise the thirty degree a change of direction of the first and second sections of the Great Colonnade.
    Syria_Palmyra_044.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Pillars and porticoes line the central section of the Great Colonnade Street with the hilltop 17th century Arab castle of Qala at ibn Maan in the distance . Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_045.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Pillars and porticoes line the central section of the Great Colonnade Street with the hilltop 17th century Arab castle of Qala at ibn Maan in the distance . Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_046.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of bases from the columns of the portico that surrounds the Temple of Nebo. Construction of the Temple of Nebo dates from around 1st century AD and it was dedicated to Nebo or Nabu, the son of Marduk who was the Mesopotamian god of oracles and wisdom. All that remains of the temple is the sanctuary podium, column bases, re-erected columns and the restored altar with a group of three small columns at each corner
    Syria_Palmyra_047.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of Temple of Nebo podium, with its flight of wide steps that rise up from the Temenos. Construction of the Temple of Nebo dates from around 1st century AD and it was dedicated to Nebo or Nabu, the son of Marduk who was the Mesopotamian god of oracles and wisdom. All that remains of the temple is the sanctuary podium, column bases, re-erected columns and the restored altar with a group of three small columns at each corner.
    Syria_Palmyra_048.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the elaborate altar with its small columns and the podium and ruins of the Temple of Nebo. Construction of the Temple of Nebo dates from around 1st century AD and it was dedicated to Nebo or Nabu, the son of Marduk who was the Mesopotamian god of oracles and wisdom.
    Syria_Palmyra_049.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the elaborate altar with its small columns and the podium and ruins of the Temple of Nebo. Construction of the Temple of Nebo dates from around 1st century AD and it was dedicated to Nebo or Nabu, the son of Marduk who was the Mesopotamian god of oracles and wisdom.
    Syria_Palmyra_050.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Partial view of the large and elaborate altar with a group of three small columns at each corner at the Sanctuary of Nebo.  Construction of the Temple of Nebo dates from around 1st century AD and it was dedicated to Nebo or Nabu, the son of Marduk who was the Mesopotamian god of oracles and wisdom. All that remains of the temple is the sanctuary podium, altar and column bases and re-erected columns.
    Syria_Palmyra_051.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Partial view of the large and elaborate altar with a group of three small columns at each corner at the Sanctuary of Nebo.  Construction of the Temple of Nebo dates from around 1st century AD and it was dedicated to Nebo or Nabu, the son of Marduk who was the Mesopotamian god of oracles and wisdom. All that remains of the temple is the sanctuary podium, altar and column bases and re-erected columns.
    Syria_Palmyra_052.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Pillars and porticoes line the central section of the Great Colonnade Street with the hilltop 17th century Arab castle of Qala at ibn Maan in the distance . Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_053.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View over fragments and ruins towards the hilltop 17th century Arab castle or citadel of Qala at ibn Maan. Attributed to a Lebanese warlord, the castle dates from the 17th century and provides panoramic views of the ancient city below.
    Syria_Palmyra_054.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View over fragments and ruins towards the hilltop 17th century Arab castle or citadel of Qala at ibn Maan. Attributed to a Lebanese warlord, the castle dates from the 17th century and provides panoramic views of the ancient city below.
    Syria_Palmyra_055.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the hilltop 17th century Arab castle or citadel of Qala at ibn Maan. Attributed to a Lebanese warlord, the castle dates from the 17th century and provides panoramic views of the ancient city below.
    Syria_Palmyra_056.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. An Arch opening in the south portico of the Great Colonnade street gives access to a road that runs around the hemicycle of the theatre. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_057.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. An Arch opening in the south portico of the Great Colonnade street gives access to a road that runs around the hemicycle of the theatre. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_058.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. An Arch opening in the south portico of the Great Colonnade street gives access to a road that runs around the hemicycle of the theatre. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_059.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. An Arch opening in the south portico of the Great Colonnade street gives access to a road that runs around the hemicycle of the theatre. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length. Half-way up each column are brackets that held projecting statues over the roadway.
    Syria_Palmyra_060.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. An Arch opening in the south portico of the Great Colonnade street gives access to a road that runs around the hemicycle of the theatre. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
    Syria_Palmyra_061.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats. It is though that originally the cavea was thirty rows of seats in three storeys. Magnificently surrounded by a green oasis of palm, olive and pomegranate tress, the timeless city of Palmyra looks like a mirage in the middle of the vast lonely desert. Palmyra prospered in ancient times as a caravan staging post due to its location on one of the main ancient routes from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates and to markets further east including those on the Silk Route. Palmyra reached its zenith in prosperity (earning it the nickname ‘bride of the desert’) around the 2nd century AD when it was under the mighty rule of Queen Zenobia –who challenged the might of Roman Empire and nearly brought it to its knees. Palmyra is one the world’s great archaeological sites with architecture that fused Greek-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. The ruins seen today on its vast 50 hectares date from around the 2nd century AD and includes grand colonnaded streets, monumental arch, theatre, the colossal sanctuary of Bel and the ghostly valley of the tombs. Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_062.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_063.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_064.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_065.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_066.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_067.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_068.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_069.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_070.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_071.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_072.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_073.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_074.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
    Syria_Palmyra_075.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  View of the ruins of the Tariff court with two of triple doorways being present. The court  would have been used for the passing caravans to pay taxes and tariffs.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the east entrance of the Agora which dates from the second century AD. The vast rectangle enclosure is surrounded by a Corinthian portico on all four sides; many are still standing though most are truncated. The agora was the public meeting place and is features common to all Graeco-Roam cities.
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  • Palmyra. Syria.  Partial view of the east wall of the Agora which dates from the second century AD. The vast rectangle enclosure is surrounded by a Corinthian portico on all four sides; many are still standing though most are truncated.
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  • Palmyra. Syria.  Partial view of the Agora which dates from the second century AD. The vast rectangle enclosure is surrounded by a Corinthian portico on all four sides; many are still standing though most are truncated.
    Syria_Palmyra_079.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  Partial view of the Agora which dates from the second century AD. The vast rectangle enclosure is surrounded by a Corinthian portico on all four sides; many are still standing though most are truncated.
    Syria_Palmyra_080.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  Partial view of the Agora which dates from the second century AD. The vast rectangle enclosure is surrounded by a Corinthian portico on all four sides; many are still standing though most are truncated.
    Syria_Palmyra_081.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  Partial view of the Agora which dates from the second century AD. The vast rectangle enclosure is surrounded by a Corinthian portico on all four sides; many are still standing though most are truncated.
    Syria_Palmyra_082.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  Partial view of the Agora which dates from the second century AD. The vast rectangle enclosure is surrounded by a Corinthian portico on all four sides; many are still standing though most are truncated.
    Syria_Palmyra_083.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  Partial view of the Agora which dates from the second century AD. The vast rectangle enclosure is surrounded by a Corinthian portico on all four sides; many are still standing though most are truncated.
    Syria_Palmyra_084.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria.  Partial view of the Agora which dates from the second century AD. The vast rectangle enclosure is surrounded by a Corinthian portico on all four sides; many are still standing though most are truncated.
    Syria_Palmyra_085.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the entrance of the Agora which dates from the second century AD. The vast rectangle enclosure is surrounded by a Corinthian portico on all four sides; many are still standing though most are truncated. The agora was the public meeting place and is features common to all Graeco-Roam cities.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. Well preserved columns and porticoes line the second Transverse Street with the hilltop 17th century Arab castle of Qala at ibn Maan in the distance. Half-way up each column are brackets that held projecting statues over the roadway.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. Well preserved columns and porticoes line the second Transverse Street with the hilltop 17th century Arab castle of Qala at ibn Maan in the distance. Half-way up each column are brackets that held projecting statues over the roadway.
    Syria_Palmyra_088.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. Well preserved columns and porticoes line the second Transverse Street with the hilltop 17th century Arab castle of Qala at ibn Maan in the distance. Half-way up each column are brackets that held projecting statues over the roadway.
    Syria_Palmyra_089.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the towering Corinthian columns of grey granite of the Tetrapylon which and marks and masks the change of direction of the great Colonnade.  The Tetrapylon has four independent pylons each consisting of four columns and stands on a moulded square plinth at the four corners of a stepped platform
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  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the towering Corinthian columns of grey granite of the Tetrapylon which and marks and masks the change of direction of the great Colonnade.  The Tetrapylon has four independent pylons each consisting of four columns and stands on a moulded square plinth at the four corners of a stepped platform
    Syria_Palmyra_091.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the towering Corinthian columns of grey granite of the Tetrapylon which and marks and masks the change of direction of the great Colonnade.  The Tetrapylon has four independent pylons each consisting of four columns and stands on a moulded square plinth at the four corners of a stepped platform
    Syria_Palmyra_092.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the towering Corinthian columns of grey granite of the Tetrapylon which and marks and masks the change of direction of the great Colonnade.  The Tetrapylon has four independent pylons each consisting of four columns and stands on a moulded square plinth at the four corners of a stepped platform
    Syria_Palmyra_093.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the towering Corinthian columns of grey granite of the Tetrapylon which and marks and masks the change of direction of the great Colonnade.  The Tetrapylon has four independent pylons each consisting of four columns and stands on a moulded square plinth at the four corners of a stepped platform.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. The towering Tetrapylon with its Corinthian columns dominate the central section of the Great Colonnade Street. In the background is the hilltop 17th century Arab castle or citadel of Qala at ibn Maan. The Tetrapylon which marks and masks the change of direction of the great Colonnade, has four independent pylons each consisting of four columns and stands on a moulded square plinth at the four corners of a stepped platform.
    Syria_Palmyra_095.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the towering Corinthian columns of grey granite of the Tetrapylon which and marks and masks the change of direction of the great Colonnade.  The Tetrapylon has four independent pylons each consisting of four columns and stands on a moulded square plinth at the four corners of a stepped platform.
    Syria_Palmyra_096.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the towering Corinthian columns of grey granite of the Tetrapylon which and marks and masks the change of direction of the great Colonnade.  The Tetrapylon has four independent pylons each consisting of four columns and stands on a moulded square plinth at the four corners of a stepped platform.
    Syria_Palmyra_097.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the towering Corinthian columns of grey granite of the Tetrapylon which and marks and masks the change of direction of the great Colonnade.  The Tetrapylon has four independent pylons each consisting of four columns and stands on a moulded square plinth at the four corners of a stepped platform.
    Syria_Palmyra_098.tif
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