Back
Template:POTD/2018-06-27
Picture of the day archives
:
2018 June
<
2018 June 26
2018 June 28
>
Picture of the day
The
Lion of Al-lāt
is an ancient statue which adorned the temple of pre-Islamic goddess
al-Lāt
in
Palmyra
, Syria. On 27 June 2015, it was severely damaged by the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
after they
captured Palmyra
. The statue was eventually removed to the
National Museum of Damascus
, underwent reconstruction works, and now stands again.
Photograph:
Mappo
Archive
–
More featured pictures...
From
Wikipedia
, the free encyclopedia · View on
Wikipedia
Developed by
Tubidy