Temple of Ba'al-Shamin Temple of Ba'al-Shamin / / gallery 
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Dating from 17AD, the Temple of Ba'al Shamin was dedicated to the Phoenician god of storms; this shrine is all that remains of a much larger compound. It was sadly detonated by ISIL in August 2015; following the recapture of Palmyra in 2016, it is to be rebuilt from its remains.
LOCATION: Palmyra
DATE: Thu, 20/05/2010
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