Destroyed by the militants of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (banned in Russia) triumphal arch in Palmyra can be restored within 9-12 months. It will take a minimum of 400 thousand dollars, says the report of Russian experts on the results of their mission in Syria, RIA Novosti reported.
Experts noted that in the course of military operations and the deliberate destruction of significant harm suffered many sites of architectural and archaeological heritage. “This has particularly affected the triumphal arch, the temples of Bel and Balsamina, of the column of the Queen Zenobia with a very important initiations, a large number of towers and underground tombs; the castle of Fakhr al-DIN, dated to the late middle Ages, was partially destroyed,” reads the report.
At the same time to restore the temple of Bel is hardly possible — “the damage is significant, the sanctuary is split into many small and large fragments”. However, experts do not rule out the recreation of the monument with drawings and photographs, but the process requires funding and a significant time — at least three to four years. One of the priorities is the preservation of the remaining part of the portico of the temple, which is in critical condition.
The restoration of the temple Balsamina will require 175 thousand dollars. The experts also noted the need for repairing the roof, exhibition halls, lighting and alarm systems are located in Palmyra. Only then will it be possible to return to the exhibits that were saved from the terrorists and take out Damascus and HOMS.
Russian experts visited the historical-archaeological site of Palmyra, from 5 to 9 July. The group included representatives of the Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation, the State Museum of the peoples of the East, the State Hermitage, Russian art scientific and restoration center them. Grabar and the Institute of archaeology RAS.
The ancient city of Palmyra — a UNESCO world heritage site. He was captured by the terrorists of ISIS in may 2015. During the period of occupation has seriously damaged a number of cultural sites of Palmyra, including the national Museum, which was completely looted by the Islamists.
In 2011 in Syria, the opposition Syrian authorities and rebels demanding the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad. It has grown into a full-scale civil war in which government armed groups opposed to secular and Islamist opposition. In the course of the conflict gained force terrorist organizations, including the banned in Russia “Dzhabhat EN-Nusra” and “Islamic state” seized part of the territory of Syria and neighboring Iraq.
