Temple of Baalshamin

Palmyra

A hotel in Palmyra. Palmyra (Tadmur) is an oasis in the Syrian desert about 150 km east of Homs, beside the ruins of a great ancient city that flourished in the Roman period, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Palmyra

The Tetrapylon was a monument of four groups of columns at a bend of the Great Colonnade of Palmyra; the Islamic State group destroyed most of it in 2017.

Palmyra

An archaeological site in Palmyra. Palmyra (Tadmur) is an oasis in the Syrian desert about 150 km east of Homs, beside the ruins of a great ancient city that flourished in the Roman period, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Palmyra

The Theatre of Palmyra is a Roman theatre of the 2nd century AD in the heart of the ancient city, which for years hosted the Palmyra Festival. The Islamic State group destroyed part of its stage front in 2017.

Palmyra

The Great Colonnade was the main artery of ancient Palmyra, a street about a kilometre long lined with Corinthian columns, many of which still stand.

Palmyra

The Monumental Arch was an ancient gateway that opened the Great Colonnade of Palmyra on the side of the Temple of Bel, built in the reign of the emperor Septimius Severus; the Islamic State group destroyed it in 2015.