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Ishtar Gate of Babylon: New findings challenge original purpose and timeline
A replica of this gateway now serves as a prime tourist attraction in Iraq, enticing visitors to the historic city of Babylon ...
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Beautiful Babylon: Jewel of the Ancient World
The Beautiful Blue GateThe most famous of the eight gates Nebuchadrezzar II built around Babylon, this gate was dedicated to Ishtar, goddess of love and war, and was the crowning glory of the king ...
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Archaeologists Redate Babylon's Ishtar Gate Using Earth's Magnetic Field
actually applies archaeomagnetism to refine the dating of the Ishtar Gate, the monumental complex that once welcomed visitors to Babylon, the ancient Mesopotamian capital located near Baghdad ...
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Ancient city of Babylon designated Unesco World Heritage Site
The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Iraq had been lobbying since 1983 for the 4,000-year-old site to be added to the United Nations ...