敘利亞帕爾米拉古城Great Colonnade at Palmyra_).稱為敘利亞沙漠的新娘。挺拔的神廟、氣派的凱旋門、兩側高聳的石柱、精工細作的雕刻、美輪美奐的壁畫，加上金色陽光的渲染，彷彿在提醒著人們它昔日的輝煌。廢墟的帕爾米拉也依然壯觀，交融了東西方藝術智慧的宮殿富麗堂皇，讓後來的參觀者有了對古人的欽佩與崇拜。
宮殿、神廟、劇場、集市、陵墓等在這裡成了一個有序的整體。帕爾米拉廢墟屹立在大地上矗立在天際中天地人神在這裡均已融會貫通。這裡是人類文明的精神家園，也是讓人蕩滌心靈的好地方。古帕爾米拉人早已消失在歷史的塵囂中只有沙漠上的遺迹靜靜地立在地上或躺在地下似乎還在回憶著當年的喧囂與偉大。
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. 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. As of May 2015, the area is under the control of the Islamic State.The colonnade consists of three sections that were built separately over the course of the second and third century CE.
The western stretch of the colonnade is the oldest and started at the West Gate near the Funerary Temple] The eastern section stretched from the Monumental Arch in the center of the town to the entrance of the Temple of Bel] The middle section was built last to connect the two separate colonnades. It met the western stretch at the Great Tetrapylon, and the eastern stretch at the Monumental Arch.[
