action grouping "Islamic state" destroyed the temple of Baal in Palmyra — the monument that stood over two thousand years. This sanctuary pre deity of storms and of the fertility of rain was considered one of the most important monuments of late antiquity — and one of the most sohranyavshihsya@

Next to the ruins of Palmyra is the eponymous town, and activists from this city reported that the temple was razed to the ground with dynamite and that the explosion was such force that damage adjacent Roman colony@

Information about the exact date of the destruction of the temple differ. British organization Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, monitoring human rights in Syria, said on Sunday that the temple of Baal was destroyed a month ago. A native of Palmyra, now in Turkey activist Osama al-Khatib said that the Church was blown up in it Voskresenie@

Both sources rely on the messages of those who are still in Palmyra. To recheck the information is not yet possible. Such inconsistencies in the messages became commonplace during the Syrian civil voiny@

concerns about the preservation of the UNESCO world heritage arose immediately after the capture of Palmyra by ISIL militants, as happened in the middle mA@

a Few days ago, extremists murdered the General overseer of the architectural complex — 81-year-old Khaled Asaad@

Earlier, the Islamists have destroyed many museums and architectural value on the occupied territories Iraka@

Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Sources: ru.euronews.com, cbsnews.com, nytimes.com, artinvestment.ru