Apamea. Syria. View of the majestic ruins and the Colonnaded Street or Cardo maximus of the celebrated ancient city of Apamea. Tall columns with Corinthian capitals line the grand colonnaded avenue, which is one of the longest and widest in the ancient world and runs nearly two kilometres.Apamea. Syria. Ruins surrounding the Temple of Tyche, the Greek goddess of luck.Apamea. Syria. View of columns along the Colonnaded Street, marked with deep, twisting corkscrew fluting, unique to the ancient city of Apamea. Apamea. Syria. View of columns along the Colonnaded Street topped with an elaborate entablature with acanthus capitals in the ancient city of Apamea.Apamea. Syria. View of columns along the Colonnaded Street marked with a deep, twisting corkscrew fluting, unique to the ancient city of Apamea. Apamea. Syria. View of columns with unique twisting corkscrew fluting of a ruined building along the Colonnaded Street of the ancient city of Apamea.Apamea. Syria. View of the votive column and beautiful Prestige facade crowned by a triangular pediment from the majestic Colonnaded Street of the ancient city of Apamea. Tall columns with Corinthian capitals line the grand colonnaded avenue, or cardo maxims, one of the longest and widest in the ancient world, which extends for nearly two kilometres.Apamea. Syria. From Apamea’s grand Colonnaded Street, one can see the votive column and the elegant Prestige facade, complete with a triangular pediment. Apamea. Syria. View of the votive column in the northern section of the majestic Colonnaded Street of the ancient city of Apamea. Lining the grand colonnaded avenue, or Cardo maximus, are tall columns with Corinthian capitals; this avenue, one of the longest and widest in the ancient world, stretches for nearly two kilometres.Apamea. Syria. View of a section of the majestic Colonnaded Street of the ancient city of Apamea with ruins of shop facades behind the columns. Apamea. Syria. View of shop facades that lined the majestic Colonnaded Street of the ancient city of Apamea with shop facades behind the columns. Apamea. Syria. View of shop facades that lined the majestic Colonnaded Street of the ancient city of Apamea with shop facades behind the columns.Apamea. Syria. View of the remains of Agrippa’s Baths in the northern section of the ancient city of Apamea. Lucius Julius Agrippa, an affluent citizen of Apamea, commissioned the baths in 117 CE. They were lavish in scale, featuring two large halls for cold and warm baths.Apamea. Syria. View of the frigidarium from the bath in the north-eastern area of the ancient city of Apamea.Apamea. Syria. Rear view of shop facades that lined the majestic Colonnaded Street of the ancient city of Apamea with shop facades behind the columns. Apamea. Syria. View of shop facades that lined the majestic Colonnaded Street of the ancient city of Apamea with shop facades behind the columns.Apamea. Syria. Showing a portion of the northern and classical-influenced part of the impressive Colonnaded Street in the ancient city of Apamea. Apamea. Syria. Here’s a partial look at the northern, classical-style portion of the impressive Colonnaded Street in the ancient city of Apamea.Apamea. Syria. The photograph displays the Antioch Gate, at the northern termination of the Colonnaded Street (or cardo maximus) of the historically significant ancient city of Apamea. Apamea. Syria. Partial view of the northern and classically inspired section of the monumental Colonnaded Street of the ancient city of Apamea. The Grand colonnaded avenue or cardo maximus is lined with tall columns with Corinthian capitals is one of the longest and widest in the ancient world and runs nearly two kilometres long.Apamea. Syria. Columns lining the Colonnaded Street, distinguished by their deep, spiraling corkscrew fluting, are visible, a distinctive feature of the ancient city of Apamea.Apamea. Syria. A perspective of the votive column and the stunning Prestige facade, which is topped by a triangular pediment, as seen from the grand Colonnaded Street in the ancient city of Apamea.
