Great Colonnade at Palmyra the colonnade, utilized three long segments instead of the short drums. The technique allowed for significantly faster construction at the time. The Corinthian columns were fitted with decorated brackets that bore dedicatory inscriptions. The brackets were used to hold bronze statues of important figures. Dedicatory inscriptions to Zenobia and Odaenathus dating to between 257 and 267 were discovered on columns set up in front of the theatre. Great Colonnade at Palmyra The Great Colonnade at Palmyra was the main colonnaded avenue in the ancient city of Palmyra in the Syrian Desert. The colonnade was built in several stages during the
Great Colonnade at Apamea of the second century the city was completely rebuilt, starting with the Great Colonnade. The colonnade was aligned along the north-south axis, making up the city's "cardo maximus" under the Romans. Starting at the city's north gate, the colonnade ran in an uninterrupted straight line for almost to the south gate. The northern third of the colonnade's stretch is marked by a monumental votive column that stood opposite the baths. The southern third, at around , is marked by the intersection with the city's main east-west axis, or the "decumanus maximus". Two triple arches were built into the Great Colonnade