A replica of the Palmyra Arch ? a 2,000-year-old Syrian architectural landmark believed to have been destroyed by Islamic militant group ISIS ? has been erected in London's Trafalgar Square.
The 15-feet-high (4.6-metre-high) replica was officially unveiled by mayor Boris Johnson on Tuesday afternoon, and will be on display in the UK capital for three days.
It will then go on show in public spaces around the world including Dubai and New York, before it is expected to take up a permanent spot in Palmyra near to the location of the original arch. Experts from Oxford and Harvard universities worked on the project with the Institute for Digital Archaeology (IDA) after the original monument was reportedly blown up by ISIS in October last year.
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