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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.
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- Copyright Steven Sklifas. All Rights Reserved.
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Palmyra, Syria, Syrian, Mediterranean, Antiquity, Arab, Arabic, Architecture, Culture, Historic, Holy place, Islam, Medieval, Islamic, Hellenistic, Greek, Roman, Desert, Arid, ruins, remnants, artifacts, columns, Archaeology, Archaeological, Greco, colonnade, Tadmor, Tadmur, Homs
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- Syria Highlights, Palmyra - Syria
