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Palmyra: Aerial photograph of the Temple of Baal (1934)
Palmyra: aerial photo of the Temple of Baal (Poidebard 1934, pl.67)
This aerial photo published in 1934 by Antoine Poidebard shows a panoramic view of the site of Palmyra, with the Temple of Baal in the center. This photo is particularly important in that it shows the temple structures in relatively intact condition, whereas today these Roman-era structures have been flattened or demolished during recent wars in Syria.
The pioneering aerial photos by Poidebard and his colleagues documenting Roman sites in Syria were published in the 1934 volume entitled La Trace de Rome dans la Desert de Syrie: Le Limes de Trajan a la Conquete Arabe; Recherches Aeriennes (1925-1932).
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