Temple of Bel (Baal) (Palmyra (Tadmur))

Syria / Hhims / Tudmur / Palmyra (Tadmur)
 temple, monument, ruins, historic ruins, 1st century construction
The temple of Baal (or Bel), the major God of the oasis, a god of the western semitic peoples since the 2nd millenium b.C., was built in the first and second century a.C.. Later used in islamic times as a fortress.

The cella of temple was destroyed on 30 August 2015 by Daesh/Islamic State of the Levant and Iraq, only the outer walls are still in place.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Bel
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Coordinates:   34°32'50"N   38°16'26"E
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