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Replica of part of destroyed Palmyra altar unveiled in Syria

A Damascus museum on Tuesday unveiled a replica, built by Italian archaeologists, of part of a temple altar destroyed by ISIL militants in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.

A Damascus museum on Tuesday unveiled a replica, built by Italian archaeologists, of part of a temple altar destroyed by ISIL militants in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.

The 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel at Palmyra was one of the jewels in Syria's lavish trove of historical monuments, spanning myriad civilizations, before the country's conflict began in 2011.

ISIL seized Palmyra in May 2015 and demolished many of its ancient structures and objects, while looting others to help finance its operations.

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Designing the Getty Research Institute's First Online Exhibition—FB LIVE EVENT MAR. 14, 9 AM

How can the experience of viewing rare 18th-century prints and 19th-century photographs be translated into a digital environment? This 15-minute behind-the-scenes features “The Legacy of Ancient Palmyra” co-curator Peter Louis Bonfitto and web designers Masato Nakada and Karen To Nakada in conversation.

Calling all exhibition designers, students, and historians of Tumblr! Explore the online exhibition here before this 15-min behind-the-scenes live-stream. 

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Archaeologists work to repair ancient treasures destroyed by Isil - Independent.ie

Syrian archaeologists have begun restoring artefacts damaged by Isil during the time the group controlled the ancient city of Palmyra.

“Syrian archaeologists have begun restoring artefacts damaged by Isil during the time the group controlled the ancient city of Palmyra.”

“A group of eight experts is attempting to reconstruct statues and sculptures recovered from the Unesco heritage site, with the help of specialists from the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. The Syrian government lost Palmyra, one of the Middle East's most spectacular archaeological sites, when it was overrun by Isil militants who took sledgehammers and explosives to the 2nd century BC Temple of Baalshamin and the famous limestone lions guarding Al-lat.”

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The Legacy of Ancient Palmyra

The intentional destruction of Palmyra's best-preserved monuments by ISIS in 2015 and 2017 was an attempt to erase its illustrious history and deprive current, and future, generations access to these remarkable vestiges of a past civilization.

The devastation unleashed in Syria today forces a renewed interpretation of the early prints and photographs presented in an new online-only exhibition about the Legacy of Ancient Palmyra.

They gain more significance as examples of cultural documents that can encourage a deeper investment in understanding humanity's past achievements relevant to all historic sites. Understanding Palmyra through these invaluable accounts preserves its memory and connects us with its grandeur and enduring legacy.

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Displaced Syrian artist brings Palmyra to life

Ali has carried the visual memories of his native #Palmyra ever since he was driven from his home. Now, he’s shared those visions with the rest of the world by building a mini-model of the #ancient_Syrian city

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Russia begins restoration of Arc of Triumph in Syria's Palmyra

Russia has begun the restoration of the Arch of Triumph, one of the historical landmarks in Palmyra, in cooperation with UNESCO. Russia continues to promote its restoration of historical sites in Syria. Russia’s ambassador to Syria, Alexander Yefimov, announced his country’s intention to restore the ancient Arch of Triumph that was destroyed by the Islamic State (IS) in the Syrian city of…

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This is a model of the historic city of Palmyra, built by a 58 year old

This is a model of the historic city of #Palmyra, built by a 58-year-old Syrian who used to  call the city home

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Faces of Ancient Palmyra

More than 3,000 funerary portraits from ancient Palmyra survive in museums around the world, bringing us face to face with people who lived in Syria almost two millennia ago. Learn about these funerary portraits from archaeologists Rubina Raja, founder of the Palmyra Portrait Project, and Fred Alberston, an expert on Roman sculpture. This video complements the online exhibition “The Legacy of…

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