Although large sections of the city were destroyed by conflict in 2015, some of its remarkable ruins remain. One of Palmyra’s most notable buildings is the Temple of Bel, thought to have been constructed between 32 BC and the second century AD.

Originally it would have stood on a podium and featured a number of columns, but today just a small portion of its portico and walls remain, with emergency works ongoing to preserve as much of the site as possible.

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