Temple of Bel
The Temple of Bel (Arabic: معبد بل), also known as the Temple of Baal, was an ancient stone ruin located in Palmyra, Syria. The temple, consecrated to the Mesopotamian god Bel, worshipped at Palmyra in triad with the lunar god Aglibol and the sun god Yarhibol, formed the center of religious life in Palmyra and was dedicated in 32 AD1.
The temple ruins were destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in August 2015.
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Relevant museums
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Palmyra, archaeological museum
Archaeological Museum of the excavations in Palmyra
Syrian Arab Republic, Tadmur -
Gaziantep, Museum of Archaeology
Archaeological Museum
Türkiye, Gaziantep -
Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Türkiye, Istanbul -
Belgrade, Kalemegdan Lapidarium
Small museum with some sculpture and inscriptions.
Serbia, Belgrade -
Berlin, Altes Museum
Berlin, Altes Museum
Germany, Berlin -
Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum in Mainz
Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum in Mainz
Germany, Neustadt -
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Denmark, Copenhagen -
Brussels, Koninklijke musea voor kunst en geschiedenis
Brussels, Koninklijke musea voor kunst en geschiedenis
Belgium, Etterbeek -
Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden
Netherlands, Leiden -
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre
France, Paris -
The British Museum
The British Museum has one of the world's largest collections of antiquities from the Classical world.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Holborn
Nearby sites
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Altar in the Baal Temple, Palmyra
Altar to sacrifice the animals.
Syrian Arab Republic, Tadmur -
Lustral Basin of the Baal Temple, Palmyra
Remains of the Baal Temple - ritual pool for ablutions.
Syrian Arab Republic, Tadmur -
Banquet Hall, Palmyra
Banquet Hall at the Baal Temple.
Syrian Arab Republic, Tadmur -
Palmyra, Bel Temple
Propylon to the temple of Bel
Syrian Arab Republic, Tadmur
