Temple of Baal Shamin - 2 of 3

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SYRIA ::: PALMYRA

Temple  of  Baal  Shamin  -  2  of  3
In the foreground are the remnants of the northern temenos - all that survives of the earlier temple (dating back to at least 17 AD). The temple complex was fully excavated by Swiss archaeologists in the 1950's - the only temple at the site to have been so comprehensively studied.
On the wall at the right you can just see a window - a very rare feature on classical temples.