Great Colonnade at Palmyra

Great Colonnade at Palmyra
	Overview of the Great Colonnade
	Shown within Syria
Location	Palmyra, Syria
Coordinates	34°33′02″N 38°16′07″E / 34.5505°N 38.2687°E
Type	Colonnade
Length	1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
History
Periods	Roman, Palmyrene
Site notes
Condition	restored
Ownership	Public
Public access	Inaccessible (in a war zone)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii, iv
Designated	1980 (4th session)
Part of	Site of Palmyra
Reference no.	23
Region	Arab States
Endangered	2013–present

The Great Colonnade at Palmyra was the main colonnaded avenue in the ancient city of Palmyra in the Syrian Desert. The colonnade was built in several stages during the second and third century CE and stretched for more than a kilometer (approximately .75 miles). It linked the Temple of Bel, in the southeastern end of the city, to the West Gate and the Funerary Temple in the northwestern part.

The colonnade was damaged during the Syrian Civil War, especially when Palmyra was occupied by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from May 2015 to March 2016. However, large parts of it are still intact.^{[citation needed]}