World’s largest 3D printer will recreate historic Syrian arch to highlight destruction of ancient Middle East sites

A 2,000-year-old arch in Syria which is all that remains of an ancient site destroyed by Daesh is to be recreated in London’s Trafalgar Square and New York’s Times Square as a “call to action’ over the destruction of antiquities in the Middle East. The gateway is all that remains of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, which was reduced to rubble by militants in August, who murdered its curator and used explosives to devastate the ancient ruins. Now, the 15-metre arch, which many fear will soon be destroyed, is to be recreated using the…

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World’s largest 3D printer will recreate historic Syrian arch to highlight destruction of ancient Middle East sites

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