Great Colonnade of Palmyra
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The Great Colonnade of Palmyra is a monumental, column-lined avenue that formed the grand central thoroughfare of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, showcasing its architectural and commercial importance in the Roman period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Colonnade of Palmyra canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient colonnade
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Roman architecture
ⓘ
classical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Palmyra
ⓘ
surface form:
Palmyrene trade network
caravan trade between the Roman Empire and the East ⓘ |
| connects |
Temple of Bel
ⓘ
Tetrapylon of Palmyra ⓘ Palmyra archaeological site ⓘ
surface form:
monumental arch of Palmyra
western gate of Palmyra ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | subject to international restoration efforts ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| constructionStart |
late 1st century CE
ⓘ
reign of Emperor Tiberius or later 1st century CE ⓘ |
| currentCondition | partially ruined ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
|
| damageEvent | ISIL occupation of Palmyra 2015–2017 ⓘ |
| function |
link between religious and civic quarters
ⓘ
urban spine of Palmyra ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Corinthian columns
ⓘ
Tetrapylon of Palmyra ⓘ
surface form:
Tetrapylon
monumental arch ⓘ paved roadway ⓘ porticoes ⓘ side colonnades ⓘ side streets ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
ⓘ
World Heritage in Danger component ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Palmyrene Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Palmyrene Kingdom
Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Roman period
|
| inscribedOnUNESCOList | 1980 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1.1 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Palmyra ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Syria ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Homs Governorate ⓘ |
| majorDevelopmentPeriod |
reign of Emperor Hadrian
ⓘ
reign of Emperor Septimius Severus ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
limestone
ⓘ
local stone ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous line of Corinthian columns flanking the street
ⓘ
integration with major temples and civic buildings ⓘ monumental arch marking a bend in the avenue ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Palmyra archaeological site
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Palmyra
Palmyra ⓘ
surface form:
ancient city of Palmyra
|
| significance |
key example of Roman urban planning in the Near East
ⓘ
symbol of Palmyra’s commercial and cultural prosperity ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial thoroughfare
ⓘ
processional avenue ⓘ urban main street ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.