The Tetrapylon Palmyra

Old Palmyra, along the colonnade, Palmyra , Syria

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    ... Partheon. The temple is the most complete structure and single most impressive part of the ruins according to LP, but i think the Tetrapylon wins hands down. Over to the funery towers, a series of tall, free standing square based towers which ...

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    ... 'Canada Dry never Buys'. We tell them we head the same thing in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Egypt, Jordan and Syria. Then across to the Tetrapylon, four corners of four pillars. Then to the bath area where they have the aqueduct pipes lying above ...

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    ... ;  From the top level of the amphitheater offers great views over the city.  But, I think the most striking construction is the Tetrapylon, which marks a pivot in the colonnaded street.   It consists of a square platform bearing a ...