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Architecture Palmyra

Do not destroy the first and second centuries centuries architectural scheme, which we know today, but whether or not assembled between spring "horizon" of sulfur, and the Temple, "but rather" the spring sweet water and the road leading to the valley of the tombs, has been split Altdmouryon, and in three phases, in the centuries, the second and third centuries AD , street Broakin on his right and his left, believes in the conduct of pedestrians and convoys, and facilitates communication between neighborhoods and destroying temples. It stems from the Temple, "but rather" to the place where the gate called Built error as the "Arc de Triomphe", and then extends to form a square in the position of "Altturabil" (building with four rules), reaches beyond the end of another yard under the hill on which the building is named "Djoklsaan camp" and proximity to the temple of the goddess "Lat". This street has facilitated communication between the city's landmarks, from the Temple, "but rather" to the Temple "Nebo" and to the baths, theater and Agora "field" and the Senate and the Temple "Baalchmin" and the structure of the water nymphs. And flanked this street and other landmarks were not discovered until the present day. This was a project of the Urban aesthetics and function, the greatest achievements of Palmyra, was Altdmouryon build public buildings bright abundant limestone quarries in the mountains surrounding their city.

Most of the houses that I discovered Palmyra, or some of its effects appeared above the Earth formed foundations of the building blocks of stone and brick walls complement or yogurt. Tsagv and cabins on the transverse holders of tree trunks and coated on the inside with lime, and decorated the upper walls and frames of doors and windows sections molded from plaster and mortar collage forms. In general, homes with one floor, while important large houses, as the model-based luxury behind the temple of Bel, the more than courtyard adorned with some of the rooms were carpeted with mosaics. In homes around the scene of ruin homeowner shop is part of the house, overlooking the street.

Religious architecture «temples»

Reflected in the temples Palmyra ancient Syrian tradition architecture. If we ignore the crowns and some classical tradition surface patterns, we find that the general plan of the temple destruction differs from the Greek temples Romanian scheme, as it mediates the central structure spacious courtyard ready to cruise, and is surrounded by galleries to follow the rituals and religious processions and neighboring devotees of the Lord's house. In the courtyard of the basin and purified the altar and religious Banquet Room. At issued central structure, which mediates the patio room for Idol, so nothing unusual in Greek temples Romania, in addition to the central structure of the windows and ceiling with flat-fronted triangular.

Cemeteries Palmyra

Palmyra cemetery is considered an area shaved the destruction of art and art in general, especially architecture. Taking up the cemetery Palmyra architecture that have achieved the purpose of the construction was famous. And covered it with aesthetic does not deny, it became more like a circuit Vault elegant, populated by brilliant stone sculptures are gathered and Mottagoron, and on couches sat and did in a meeting eternal and above them flowering arches and elegant cornices.

The oldest cemeteries Palmyra models Vault is the tower, and the outer appearance Kalberg totally box. In Syria, funerary towers in some archaeological sites, but the towers Palmyra Aldvinyh is the most accommodating and creative. The first models of these tombs belonging to the pre-Christmas was simpler, as it was the burial Maazib open outward. Then in the late first century AD it increased those towers neater and capacity and beautiful, the most famous cemetery Aelabl, a four floors and at altitudes of up to twenty meters and can accommodate hundreds of graves.

A model called the Vault House, which appeared in the second century AD and from the models in the valley of the tombs, and in the end of the long street. One of the clearest models cemetery Maruna (known as the Palace of living) in the northern cemetery. The vault is usually home above the earth that matches the one in which the courtyard of the medium and around Maazib burial.

The model most prevalent in Palmyra is ground tomb dates back to centuries, the second and third centuries, hundreds of it are found in graves around Palmyra, pry them and restored nearly ten tombs of the most famous burial of the three brothers, and burial Arhaa the rebuilt National Museum of Damascus. Ground and vault carved in the rock layer: Pavilion in the chest and wings Janbaan. A landfill is composed of four or five suites, some of which is with one wing. And burrow in the four walls parallel rows of deep Almaazib, and every Mazbh about six graves on each other, and each fills a bust QB funeral, and between Almaazib jambs or semi-crowned Corinthian columns with crowns or ionic. And rounding up Almaazib at the start of the curvature of the roof eaves prominent of plaster or stone decorated with decorations. At issued wing president, sometimes in sub-wings coffin or two or three scenes carved above the funeral. At the National Museum of Damascus visiting the cemetery Arhaa contemplates re-built underground ideal model luxury building elaborate reached by Architects Altdmouryon in the third century AD.