These images of Palmyra were taken in the summer of 1962. The tourist infrastructure was less developed at this time and the images also show evidence of intrusive levels of renovation that had mellowed or been replaced by the later half of the C20th. For details relating to each image separately in this item please refer to the inventory appended to this collection.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date
1962-08-01
Contributor
John Ingham
Rights
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The Tetrapylon that stands today was reconstructed by the DGAM in the 1960s. The original structure was built in the C3rd in the reign of Diocletian. It is a measure of the wealth of the city at this time that the granite columns were imported from Egypt. The structure marks the crossroads where the axis of the main thoroughfare turns to a more acute northern angle.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date
1997-02-01/1997-02-28
2004-08-01/2004-08-31
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
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The Tomb of the Three Brothers is a well-known frescoed hypogeum to the south of the Valley of the Tombs. The entrance has an extensive Palmyrene inscription over the door detailing the names of those interred inside.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date
1997-02-01/1997-02-28
1998-06-01/1998-06-30
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
Metadata and all media released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA International licence unless otherwise indicated