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<cite class="el-editorial-source">(CNN) </cite>

One of the most culturally significant pieces of architecture in the world has been destroyed, the United Nations said on Monday.

The U.N. training and research agency released satellite images and analysis that confirmed the Temple of Bel -- which for nearly 2,000 years has been the center of religious life in Palmyra, Syria -- was no longer standing, despite conflicting reports earlier in the day that it was not fully demolished.

9/1/151:06 PM

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Sue 1Member

This is the most horrible act of violence.

Palmyra
City in Syria
Palmyra was an ancient Semitic city in present Homs Governorate, Syria. Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic, and it was first documented in the early second millennium BC as a caravan stop for travellers crossing the Syrian Desert. Wikipedia

9/1/151:16 PM

yokoMember

This is really very tragic.

History has been wiped out for absolutely no reson at all.

9/5/153:02 PM

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