On the Ground in Palmyra, Where a Syrian Archaeological Gem Hopes for a Revival
It has always been a dream to return here,” said Abu Hamza, one of the few visitors to Palmyra since last month’s downfall of ...
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Syrians return to Palmyra amid hopes ancient city can attract tourists once again
Khaldoun Al Raba, 32, has fond memories of his days guiding tourists around the ancient ruins of Palmyra, deep in the Syrian ...
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The Ruins Of Palmyra, Otherwise Tedmor, In The Desart.
He returned to Britain in 1751, and published, first The Ruins Of Palmyra (1753), and then The Ruins Of Balbec (1757). The Ruins of Palmyra was published both in English and in French. After a short ...
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Reputable Crimean experts to team up with Syria in restoring ancient city of Palmyra
According to legend, it was founded by the biblical King Solomon. The ruins of Palmyra are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The IS (Islamic State, banned in Russia) militants, which seized ...
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Western Rediscovery of Palmyra
Their detailed report sent to the Royal Society was later published with a 180-degree panorama that, when read from left to right, served as a virtual illustrated guide to their itinerary through ...
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Site of Palmyra
An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. From the 1st to ...
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Living memory: Replica of Palmyra ruins to be constructed in NYC, London
Replicas of an arch in the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel, among the last remaining parts of an ancient Palmyra, Syria, structure demolished by the Islamic State [Daesh], will be erected in London ...
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Louis Vignes views and panoramas of Beirut and the ruins of Palmyra
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Bloodthirsty butchers of Islamic State are again stalking Syria’s most precious site
Bathed in the glow of the winter sun, the colonnades of ancient Palmyra are perhaps Syria’s most precious sight. Yet the days when awestruck tourists would clamber through the ruins of Queen Zenobia’s ...
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The Ruins of Balbec, Otherwise Heliopolis in Coelosyria.
On returning to Britain he published in 1753 The Ruins Of Palmyra and in 1757 The Ruins Of Balbec. The plates show the ruins of the temples of Jupiter (Baal), Bacchus and Venus, constructed between ...
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'Great loss for humanity': Heritage sites destroyed in Lebanon and Gaza
The Palmyra Hotel in eastern Lebanon, that sits amid the Roman ruins of Baalbek, has hosted a number of famous guests in its 150-year history, from jazz icon Nina Simone to British army officer TE ...