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.