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Replica of Lost Palmyra Arch Will Be in NYC in September

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Palmrya Arch replica-New York City-NYC-London Trafalgar Square-Institute for Digital ArchaeologyThe Palmrya Arch replica, in Trafalgar Square in April, will come to New York City. Photo via Flickr by Garry Knight

The monumental Arch of Palmyra in Syria was a UNESCO World Heritage Site from the 3rd century AD until it was destroyed by ISIS in October of 2015. The triumphant Roman archway was thought to have been built as part of a military victory. In April this year, the Institute for Digital Archeology installed a replica, to scale, in London’s Trafalgar Square. On September 19th, the Institute will bring the Arch of Palmyra replica to New York City, in a yet to be determined location in Manhattan.


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