Palmyra Arch to be recreated in London — in pictures

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  The six-metre-tall scale recreation of the Triumphal Arch is made of Egyptian marble and was carved in the northern Italian region of Tuscany using precision digital technology such as 3D modelling. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images

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  The arch will then travel to Dubai and New York City for further public displays. Leon Neal / AFP Photo

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  The Russian-backed Syrian army ousted ISIL extremists from Palmyra in March following a 10-month occupation by the group, who destroyed the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel and shrine of Baal Shamin, a dozen of the city’s best-preserved tower tombs and the Arch of Triumph dating from around the year 200. Leon Neal / AFP Photo

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  The remains of the Arch of Triumph, dating back to the era of Roman Emperor Severus in the third century, currently lie on the ground, leaving only the two columns that once sustained the central crown still standing.. Marco Secchi / Getty Images

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  Workers construct the 3D marble replica Palmyra’s Arch of Triumph at the marble caves of Carrara, Italy. Marco Secchi / Getty Images

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  Made of Egyptian marble and constructed in Italy, the reconstructed arch will stand approximately 6 metres. Marco Secchi / Getty Images

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  Archaeologists fear the city will never be fully restored to its former glory. Marco Secchi / Getty Images

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  he replica arch has been created by experts from Oxford and Harvard universities and the Institute for Digital Archaeology (IDA). Marco Secchi / Getty Images

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  “No one should consider for one second giving terrorists the power to delete such objects from our collective cultural record,” said Roger Michel, the IDA director. Marco Secchi / Getty Images

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  The life of the Syrian people rests on their cultural identity, and Palmyra represents one of the most unique and exceptional cultural heritage sites, not just in the Syria but the whole world,” said Maamoun Abdulkarim, Syria’s top antiquities official. Marco Secchi / Getty Images

Archaeologists were on Tuesday to build a recreation of Palmyra’s iconic Arch of Triumph in London’s Trafalgar Square to mark its liberation from ISIL. The arch will then travel to Dubai and New York City for further public displays.