Great Colonnade at Palmyra The western colonnade was the first section to be built. Inscriptions found on some columns confirm that works started before 158 CE. The straight avenue ran in northwest-southeast direction and stretched for , the longest of the three sectors. The main avenue's width was while the side streets were in width. The colonnade's western terminus, the West Gate, was built in the late second-century CE. The avenue also connected in a right angle to the Transverse Colonnade which stretched to the Damascus Gate in the south. The eastern sector of the Great Colonnade started at the Monumental Arch and stretched
Now That's What I Call Music! 28 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 28 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 28 was released on June 3, 2008. The album is the 28th edition of the (U.S.) Now! series. It debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200 with opening week sales of 185,000 units, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 1, 2008. "Now! 28" features two "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hits, "Bleeding Love" and "Lollipop". For only the second time, a "Now!" album in the main U.S. series features a Spanish track, "Te Quiero", following the inclusion of "La Tortura" by Shakira