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On the Ground in Palmyra, Where a Syrian Archaeological Gem Hopes for a Revival
Syria’s new authorities will have to decide whether and how the monuments destroyed by Islamic State in Palmyra should be rebuilt. Perhaps the most important of them is the inner Temple of Bel ...
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Emergency Safeguarding of the Portico of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra
Besides the extensive collateral damage to the sites, the intentional destruction of cultural heritage in Syria reached an unprecedented degree and culminated in extensive destructions in Palmyra, and ...
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Islamic State Destroy Temple of Baal in Syria’s Palmyra
Islamic State militants in Syria have severely damaged a 2,000-year-old temple considered one of the greatest sites of the ancient world. Photo: UNESCO.
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Russian archeologists return from another expedition to Syria’s Palmyra
They first went to Syria in September 2016 ... is working to create a digital model of Palmyra’s Temple of Bel that would represent the monument’s condition before its destruction in 2015.
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Stark photos show the Palmyra ruins before and after ISIS
A photographer on March 31, 2016, holds his picture of the Temple of Bel taken on March 14 ... ISIS in September 2015 in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Credit: JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images ...
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Syria: History, Survival and Political Change
In the second part of his address, Burns shifted the focus from Syria’s monuments to its current political tensions. He ...
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Reputable Crimean experts to team up with Syria in restoring ancient city of Palmyra
The Crimean authorities and the Syrian Ministry of ... the Lion of Al-Lat, the Temple of Baalshamin as well as the city’s largest building Temple of Bel.
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Despite widespread damage, the ancient site of Palmyra lives on
Palmyra, located in the Syrian desert northeast of Damascus ... local traditions to create a city unlike any other. The Temple of Bel in the historic part of Palmyra, seen from the Arch of ...
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Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra
Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage ... IS militants later destroyed Palmyra’s historic temples of Bel and Baalshamin and the Arch of Triumph, viewing them as monuments ...
Forbidden no more: Residents return to Palmyra as military zones reopen
Residents of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra began returning to their ... including the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel and ...
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The Museum Of Lost Objects: Palmyra
The histories of the Temple of Bel, the shrine of Mar Elian and ... Show more In May 2015, the Syrian city of Palmyra was captured by the forces of the so-called Islamic State.
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Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra
Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving tourism. They say that could provide a much-needed boost to the country’s ...