Apamea Syria, Ancient Ruins With Famous Colonnade Before Damage In The War Stock Photography

Apamea, Syria - May, 2009: Syria before the war. the Great Colonnade and triumphal arches in the impressive Apamea Greek and Roman city of Apamea in Syria. . Column tops the Corinthian order is the most ornate of the Greek orders, column having an ornate capital decorated with two rows of acanthus leaves.The site includes the famous Great Colonnade, one of the longest in the world. Because civil war in Syria that started in 2011 the Apamea ruins have been damaged and looted by treasure hunters.