Palmyra, Hadrian’s Arch, , 3rd century A.D., view from south at the entrance to colonnaded street

Palmyra, Hadrian’s Arch, , 3rd century A.D., view from south at the entrance to colonnaded street

The triumphal arc was constructed in honour of the Roman emperor Hadrian and linked the colonnaded street to the Temple of Baal. In 2015, ISIS destroyed the arch.

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Palmyra, Hadrian’s Arch, , 3rd century A.D., view from south at the entrance to colonnaded street

    Place
  • Qaws Hadrian
    Time Period
  • 1990s, 1994
    Subject
  • Ancient sites, Historic sites, Main street, Monument (historic), Triumphal arch (memorial)
    Keywords
  • Architecture, Colonnade, Column, Edificial landscape, Photography, Rounded arch, Ruin, Stone
    Place hierarchy
  • World,Asia,Syria,Muhafazat Homs,District Palmyra,Nahiyat Markaz Tadmur,Palmyra,Qaws Hadrian
    Collection
  • Collection Weber (Stefan)
    Author
  • §Stefan Weber
    Copyright
  • © Museum für Islamische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, collection Stefan Weber (CC-BY-NC-SA)