Ishtar Gate

The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon (in the area of present-day Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq). It was constructed circa 575 BCE by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. It was part of a grand walled processional way leading into the city. The walls were finished in glazed bricks mostly in blue, with animals and deities in low relief at intervals, these also made up of bricks that are molded and colored differently. The German archaeologist Robert Koldewey led the excavation of the site from 1904 to 1914.

Comment: enThe Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon (in the area of present-day Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq). It was constructed circa 575 BCE by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. It was part of a grand walled processional way leading into the city. The walls were finished in glazed bricks mostly in blue, with animals and deities in low relief at intervals, these also made up of bricks that are molded and colored differently. The German archaeologist Robert Koldewey led the excavation of the site from 1904 to 1914.
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Geometry: POINT(44.422222137451 32.543334960938)
Has abstract: enThe Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon (in the area of present-day Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq). It was constructed circa 575 BCE by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. It was part of a grand walled processional way leading into the city. The walls were finished in glazed bricks mostly in blue, with animals and deities in low relief at intervals, these also made up of bricks that are molded and colored differently. The German archaeologist Robert Koldewey led the excavation of the site from 1904 to 1914. After the end of the First World War in 1918, the smaller gate was reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum. The gate is 50 feet (15.2 meters) high, and the original foundations extended another 45 feet (13.7 meters) underground. The reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate in the Pergamon Museum is not a complete replica of the entire gate. The original structure was a double gate with a smaller frontal gate and a larger and more grandiose secondary posterior section. The only section on display in the Pergamon Museum is the smaller frontal segment. Other panels from the facade of the gate are located in many other museums around the world, including various European countries and the United States. The façade of Iraqi embassy in Beijing, China includes a replica of the Ishtar Gate.
Hypernym: Gate
Is primary topic of: Ishtar Gate
Label: enIshtar Gate
Latitude: 32.54
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Longitude: 44.42
Point: 32.54333333333334 44.422222222222224
SameAs: 240495465; 2T5A9; 4323970-5; Brama Isztar; Cổng Ishtar; Dor Ishtar; Gerbang Ishtar; Ischtar-Tor; Ishtar darvozasi (Bobil); Ishtar Gate; Ishtarporten; Isjtarpoort; Ištaras vārti; İştar darvazası; Ištarės vartai; Ištařina brána; Ištarina kapija; Ištarina vrata; Ištarine dveri; Ištarin portti; Ištari värav; Istár-kapu; İştar Kapısı; Iŝtar-pordego; Istarporten; Ixtarren atea; m.02sbt7; Pintuang-bayan ni Ishtar; Porta d'Ixtar; Porta de Ishtar; Porta de Istar; Porta di Ištar; Porta Ištar; Porte d'Ishtar; Puerta de Istar; Q26082; Πύλη της Ιστάρ; Брама Іштар; Вароты Іштар; Ворота Иштар; Иштар хаалга; Иштар хапхи; Портата на Иштар; Իշտարի դարպասներ; שער עשתר; بوابة عشتار; بوابة عشتار; دروازه ایشتار; இஷ்தர் கோயில் நுழைவாயில்; იშთარის კარიბჭე; イシュタル門; 伊什塔尔城门; 이슈타르의 문
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