The following devastating photos picture Syria before and after Daesh.
A year after it was taken by Daesh, the Syrian city of Palmyra was recently retaken Syrian forces backed by Russian airstrikes. Previously home to many of the world’s most treasured historical sites, many artifacts were destroyed by the Islamist forces in an anti-iconoclastic purge.
Joseph Eid is a photographer for AFP news agency who photographed the site just two years ago and decided to post before-and-after images of the damage.
“Of course the Temple of Bel will never be the same,” Syria’s antiquities director, Mamoun Abdulkarim, told the Times Of Israel. “According to our experts, we will definitely be able to restore a third of the destroyed cella, or maybe even more if we carry out additional studies with UNESCO’s help…I invite archaeologists and experts everywhere to come work with us because this site is part of the heritage of all humanity.”
Temple of Bel, destroyed in September 2015
Triumph’s Arch
The Temple of Bel dated back to 32AD
Security officials at the Temple of Bel
The Temple of Baal Shamin seen used to be visible through these two columns
The remains of Temple of Bel’s “Cella”
Ruins of a statue in the Palmyra museum
Picture taken in the Palymra museum showing defaced sculptures
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