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Ishtar Gate
The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate of the inner city wall of Babylon, built under King Nebuchadnezzar II. It was a monumental ceremonial gateway faced with deep blue glazed bricks and decorated with rows of low-relief animals and deities.
First raised
574 BC
Its prime
569 BC
Today
Restored
As it stood in 569 BC
The shape it held in its prime.
A towering ceremonial gateway roughly 15 metres high with a broad central rounded arch flanked by tall crenellated towers, all faced in deep lapis-blue glazed bricks. Horizontal bands of orange and black borders and rosette friezes break the blue fields, which are studded with repeated molded animal reliefs (lions, aurochs, mušḫuššu) in gold/brown glazes. Narrow horizontal seams of dark bitumen show between bricks; cedar doors sit recessed within the arch; the gate fronts a paved Processional Way lined with lion friezes.
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9 places to explore in 569 BC.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Ishtar Gate — including 2 interiors: under the central arch (passage), inner double-door chamber. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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