File:Destruction of the Temple of Baalshamin.jpg
Destruction_of_the_Temple_of_Baalshamin.jpg (421 × 236 pixels, file size: 15 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
[edit]The BBC published this photo with the caption, "Islamic State (IS) has published images of what appears to be the destruction of the Temple of Baalshamin at the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria." They quote one ISIS caption, "The complete destruction of the pagan Baalshamin temple."
Description |
appears to be the destruction of the Temple of Baalshamin at the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria |
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Source | |
Date |
2015-08-25 |
Author |
Unknown photographer, probably working on behalf of ISIS |
Permission (Reusing this file) |
Fair Use.
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Description |
As ISIS puts it, "The complete destruction of the pagan Baalshamin temple." |
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Source |
BBC News, citing ISIS social media publications which are probably unavailable in their original form. |
Article | |
Portion used |
The entire portion shown is needed to put the explosion in context and scale. |
Low resolution? |
The BBC, which is not a copyright owner and is extremely unlikely to have signed a licensing deal with ISIS, deemed this resolution to be acceptable for publication. |
Purpose of use |
To illustrate the destruction of the temple. |
Replaceable? |
Not unless you're going to Syria to build a new Temple of Baalshamin... |
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Temple of Baalshamin//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Destruction_of_the_Temple_of_Baalshamin.jpgtrue |
Licensing
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current | 19:43, 11 February 2017 | ![]() | 421 × 236 (15 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
14:46, 25 August 2015 | No thumbnail | 976 × 549 (62 KB) | Wnt (talk | contribs) | The BBC published this photo with the caption, "Islamic State (IS) has published images of what appears to be the destruction of the Temple of Baalshamin at the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria." They quote one ISIS caption, "The complete destruction... |
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