In celebration of the news that apparently Palmyra is not as badly damaged as had been thought, I am posting one of my favourite pictures taken from my trip in May 2009.
May the great site stand tall again and delight travellers for generations!
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I like your optimism. It still looks badly beaten up to me!
The ‘experts’ seem to think a lot is repairable, just hope they are right.