Palmyra arch recreated in London

A replica of the 2,000-year-old Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, destroyed in 2015 by Islamic State fighters in Syria, has been erected in London’s Trafalgar Square. The scale model was made from Egyptian marble using 3D technology

Two-thirds scale model made by Institute of Digital Archaeology based on 3D photographs

Original arch on Grand Colonnade in ancient city, which linked Roman Empire to Persia and the East

SYRIA

Damascus

TADMUR (PALMYRA)

200km 125 miles

Ancient city

Tadmur (Palmyra)

Diocletian’s wall

Grand Colonnade

Amphitheatre

Temple of Baalshamin Destroyed

Temple of Bel (Baal) Destroyed

Arch of Triumph

Baths of Diocletian

500m 0.3 miles

Source: IDA. Pictures: Newscom, Getty Images, Google Earth, Wikimedia

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