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Temple of Baalshamin, Palmyra, Syria, albumen print, 1864 (negative by Louis Vignes, photograph printed by Charles Nègre). The temple has been reported destroyed since ISIS forces took control of the site in May. Courtesy Getty Research Institute.

Disappearing Syrian Ruins Preserved in Photos

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