The Lost Temple of Baal-Shamin At Palmyra, Syria

The ancient city of Palmyra is one of the most beautiful, historical, and archaeologically significant sites on the planet (no seriously, even the history of its excavation is absolutely awesome). And it's being destroyed right now by the forces of the Islamic State that are currently occupying the region.

Despite promises to the contrary, ISIS has begun randomly blowing up the world's heritage as they continue their reign of terror in the Middle East.

This week all of us lost the Temple