And it is revelatory. Among the influences derived from Islamic design was the pointed arch. While not specifically a Muslim innovation (isolated examples existed in locations around Persia and ...

Militants from the Islamic State group (IS) have blown up the Arch of Triumph, a major monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief says. Maamoun Abdulkarim said ...

BEIRUT -- Syrian activists said late Sunday that Islamic State militants have destroyed a nearly 2,000-year-old arch in the ancient city of Palmyra, the latest victim in the group's campaign to ...

Syrian activists said late Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, that Islamic State militants have destroyed a nearly 2,000-year-old arch in the ancient city of Palmyra, the latest victim in the group’s ...

A priceless Roman arch is the latest monument to fall during Islamic State’s campaign of destruction in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. The extremist group, which has taken over swathes of ...