Palmyra arch that survived Isis to be replicated in London and New York

Copies of 15-metre Temple of Bel entrance in Syria to be built in Trafalgar Square and Times Square in 'gesture of defiance'

Replicas of an ancient monument in Palmyra that has apparently survived attempts by Islamic State to demolish it are to be erected in London and New York.

The 15-metre structure is one of the few remaining parts of the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel in the Syrian city. Isis fighters all but razed the temple as they systematically destroyed Palmyra over the past year.