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The Monumental Arch Palmyra

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  • Mar 25, 2006: ... so we can only look on and wonder. Nearby is the Monumental Arch, actually a set of arches hinged together to allow ...
  • Oct 15, 2007: ... by an earthquake in 1089. We started out tour at the monumental arch which is believed to have been erected in 200 AD. ...
  • Nov 3, 2008: ... that formed the spine of the ancient city and underneath the monumental arch.  The section beyond the arch lies at the ...
  • Jan 1, 2009: ... complex is the most intact and was amazing and walking through the monumental arch and down the road, was fantastic.... ...

Theatre of Palmyra

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Muslim Castle (Qala'at ibn Maan) Palmyra

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The Tetrapylon Palmyra

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  • Mar 25, 2006: ... the ancient Greco-Roman city of Palmyra, Syria's premier tourist attraction and one of the world's best preserved ruin sites. ...
  • May 14, 2001: ... impressive part of the ruins according to LP, but i think the Tetrapylon wins hands down. Over to the funery towers, a ...
  • Nov 3, 2008: ... over the city.  But, I think the most striking construction is the Tetrapylon, which marks a pivot in the colonnaded ...
  • Mar 9, 2009: ... Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Egypt, Jordan and Syria. Then across to the Tetrapylon, four corners of four pillars. Then ...

Palmyra Museum

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  • Mar 9, 2008: ... and tax collectors from the adjacent tariff court, building Palmyra's wealth.  The floors were covered in fine mosaics of ...
  • Oct 15, 2007: ... will start by giving a brief history lesson. Palmyra is located in the centre of Syria and is Syria's most famous tourist ...
  • Dec 10, 2008: ... turned on an hour or so before bed!!   The ruins at Palmyra were just spectacular. In AD 217 Rome took control of it, ...
  • Apr 26, 2007: Jeannie here.  The oasis at Palmyra has attracted weary travelers for centuries.  The ruins of the Roman town and, ...

The Great Colonnade Palmyra

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  • May 14, 2001: ... the middle of the bloody desert, WOW!. Back down the great colonnade to an unbelievable theatre, where the local syrians ...
  • Apr 20, 2007: ... at the eastern reaches and looking out on to the Great Colonnade. Inside, the immense walls and columns were tempered by a ...
  • Apr 3, 2006: ... , both standing and tumbled all over the streets. The Great Colonnade stretches almost a kilometre from the mighty Temple of ...
  • Oct 9, 2008: ... the public access areas. We walked through the great colonnade and the monumental arch, we saw where Queen Zenobia had her ...

Arena Palmyra

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Temple of Bel Palmyra

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  • Aug 30, 2006: ... although the Umayyads built the two Qasr Al Heirs. Later Temple of Bel was fortified and the Arab Castle of Fakhredin Al ...
  • Mar 25, 2006: ... quick look. On from there is the main event - The Temple of Bel and the Monumental Arches, complete with a very long and ...
  • Nov 15, 2008: ... a tour through the city ruins ending up at the impressive temple of Bel. Palmyra has an extensive history of occupation with ...
  • May 14, 2001: ... the haze of the dust storm we make our way to the Temple of Bel-Shammin, a small shrine (about the size of the average home) ...

Valley of the Tombs Palmyra

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  • May 10, 2009: ... see list includes the Temple of Bel (the Roman equivalent of Jupiter), Valley of the Tombs (aka Towers of Yemliko).  ...
  • Nov 3, 2008: ... ; From the fortress we descended down into the valley of the tombs.  Scattered about the valley are numerous towers ...
  • Apr 3, 2006: ... on a monumental scale. One morning we visited the Valley of the Tombs. Here, economical towers or underground hypogea, ...
  • Oct 30, 2009: ... up abit after the camp and then I had a good view of the valley of the tombs. Again another impressive area and I sat ...

Tower of Elahbel Palmyra

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Temple of Baal Shamin Palmyra

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  • Mar 25, 2006: ... into the Arab Castle. The cute and largely intact Temple of Baal Shamin is on your right as you pass through the ...