Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Columnation

The central colonnade of Palmyra is truly incredible - and originally would have stood with a double level of columns the whole length. Now it is mainly only the first level that remains - but in such an amazing state of preservation that it easier here than almost any other roman ruin I've visited to imagine how it once looked, with stalls lining the street and carts wearing grooves in the cobbles.

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