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Palmyra., Egypt - Engraving, Public domain image

Palmyra., Egypt - Engraving, Public domain image

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Ruined tombs, Palmyra, in the Wâdy el Kûbûr. The largest one, on the right, is eighty feet high. There is an inscription on it which states that it was built as a family tomb by Elabelos, in the Seleucian year 414 (A.D. 102).

Ruined tombs, Palmyra, in the Wâdy el Kûbûr. The largest one, on the r...

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Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car Palmyra [interior].

Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car Palmyra [interior].

Central Pacific Railroad stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native Ne... More

Western side of the ruins of the Temple of the Sun, Palmyra, showing part of the double colonnade which formed the cloisters of the temple. The brackets projecting from the columns, about two-thirds of the way up, formerly supported statues.

Western side of the ruins of the Temple of the Sun, Palmyra, showing p...

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Ruins of a mausoleum near the north-western end of the Great Colonnade, Palmyra.  In the interior there is a large sarcophagus richly ornamented with sculptured satyrs and garlands of flowers and fruit; another mausoleum near it, in better preservation, is shown on page 435.

Ruins of a mausoleum near the north-western end of the Great Colonnade...

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Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car Palmyra. Central Pacific Railroad Company. 19th century.

Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car Palmyra. Central Pacific Railroad Compan...

Central Pacific Railroad stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native Ne... More

The triumphal arch, Palmyra.  It is about three hundred yards from the north-western corner of the Temple of the Sun, and formed the triple entrance to the Great Colonnade, which appears to have consisted of a broad central avenue with narrow ways on each side.

The triumphal arch, Palmyra. It is about three hundred yards from the...

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View of Palmyra, from the Grand Colonnade, showing the castle in the distance.

View of Palmyra, from the Grand Colonnade, showing the castle in the d...

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Bâb Tûma, the Gate of Thomas.  An inscription states that it was erected in A.H. 634 (A.D. 1237). It leads out of the city towards the north-east road, the caravan route to Aleppo and Palmyra.

Bâb Tûma, the Gate of Thomas. An inscription states that it was erect...

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Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car Palmyra. Central Pacific Railroad Company. 19th century.
Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car Palmyra [interior].

Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car Palmyra [interior].

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description