Palmyra

Rome's rival in the East, the capital of the ancient state, located in the very heart of the Syrian Desert, Palmyra. She is called the queen, the bride of the desert. Surrounded by yellow sands and hills, it was destroyed and reborn again.

Since May 2015, Palmyra has been under the control of ISIS militants (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation), they have almost completely destroyed ancient values ​​and ancient monuments.

And on March 23, 2016, Syrian government troops completely took control of the historical part of the city of Palmyra.

Palmyra was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. And she had something to be proud of.

The largest building is the Temple of Bel.

Temple of Bel.

Temple of Bel.

Bas-relief with temple columns and the moon god Aglibol .

Arc de Triomphe and large colonnade.

Fragment.

Tetrapylon .

Theater.

Temple of Baalshamin.

Valley of the Tombs.

Citadel.

Citadel.

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Palmyra. Syria.

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