Besides the extensive collateral damage to the sites, the intentional destruction of cultural heritage in Syria reached an unprecedented degree and culminated in extensive destructions in Palmyra, and ...

The ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Syria’s central Homs province, stands as a haunting reminder of ...

Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

Islamic State militants in Syria have severely damaged a 2,000-year-old temple considered one of the greatest sites of the ancient world. Photo: UNESCO.

When the Islamic State (IS) captured the town, they demolished the prison and later set about destroying Palmyra’s iconic monuments, including the temples of Bel and Baalshamin, as well as the ...

The exhibition is comprised of the results of scientists’ work within the "Palmyra in time and space" and "Saving early Christian temples of Syria ... s main temple - the Temple of Bel ...