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Great Colonnade at Apamea
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Great Colonnade at Apamea is located in Syria
Great Colonnade at Apamea
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LocationApamea, Syria
Coordinates35°25′02″N 36°24′05″E / 35.4173°N 36.4015°E / 35.4173; 36.4015
TypeColonnade
Length2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
History
MaterialLimestone
PeriodsHellenistic, Roman, Byzantine
Site notes
Conditionrestored
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes

The Great Colonnade at Apamea was the main colonnaded avenue of the ancient city of Apamea in the Orontes River valley in northwestern Syria. It was built in the second century CE after Apamea's devastation in the 115 earthquake. The avenue, which runs for nearly 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), made up the city's north-south axis, or the cardo maximus. The monumental colonnade is among the longest and most famous in the Roman world.

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