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Theatre of Palmyra    Palmyra's Theatre was, until the 1950's, buried beneath the sand, however it has been restored continuously since then.    The freestanding stage facade of the theatre itself is designed along the lines of a palace entrance, complete with a royal door and smaller doors on either side.    During the Palmyra Festival, which runs from the end of April to the beginning of May, music and dance performances are held in the theatre. Pompeii Art, Museum Statues, Ancient Theater, Palmyra Syria, Royal Doors, Trinidad Carnival, Roman Theatre, Empire Romain, Roman Architecture

Palmyra's Theatre was, until the 1950's, buried beneath the sand, however it has been restored continuously since then. The freestanding stage facade of the theatre itself is designed along the lines of a palace entrance, complete with a royal door and smaller doors on either side. During the Palmyra Festival, which runs from the end of April to the beginning of May, music and dance performances are held in the theatre.

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Palmyra, also called Tadmur, Tadmor, or Tudmur, ancient city in south-central Syria, 130 miles (210 km) northeast of Damascus. The name Palmyra, meaning “city of palm trees,” was conferred upon the city by its Roman rulers in the 1st century ce; Tadmur, Tadmor, or Tudmur, the pre-Semitic name of the site, is also still in use. The city is mentioned in tablets dating from as early as the 19th century bce. It attained prominence in the 3rd century bce, when a road through it became one of the…

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