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UNOSAT Damage Assessment of Palmyra Roman Tetrapylon and Amphitheatre Homs Governorate, Syria 20 January 2017 Source: Wikimedia Commons

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UNOSAT Damage Assessment of

Palmyra Roman Tetrapylon and

Amphitheatre

Homs Governorate, Syria

20 January 2017

Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Imagery Copyright: Airbus Defense and Space Image

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Baal Shamin Temple

Altar of Baal Shamin

Northern

Peristyle

Court

Southern

Peristyle

Court

26 December 2016

Image analysis: UNITAR-UNOSAT

Copyright: DigitalGlobe

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Imagery Copyright: Airbus Defense and Space Image

27 August 2015

Baal Shamin Temple

Altar of Baal Shamin

Northern

Peristyle

Court

Southern

Peristyle

Court

31 August 2015

Copyright UrtheCast

Tetrapylon destroyed

Visible debris on the proscenium

10 January 2017

Image analysis: UNITAR-UNOSAT

Copyright: DigitalGlobe

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Imagery Copyright: Airbus Defense and Space Image

27 August 2015

Southern

Peristyle

Court

31 August 2015

Image analysis: UNITAR-UNOSAT

Copyright: DigitalGlobe

10 January 2017

Roman Tetrapylon – two of the corner pillars structures appear to be completely destroyed and the two remaining ones are severely

damaged

Roman Amphitheatre – debris are visible in the proscenium and center part of the stage indicating possible moderate to severe damage to

that part of the structure

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