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The Ishtar Gate at Babylon

construction with Glazed Brick

Total Height-47 Feet, Width-32 Feet

Neo-Babylonian

7th-6th Centuries BC

Dedicator: Nebuchadnezzar II

Language: Akkadian

Date of Excavation: 1899-1914

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What was Babylon's most impressive gate?

The Gate of Ishtar is the most impressive gate in Babylon- The answer is Ishtar. It was one of the 8 gates into Babylon and the most impressive.


What Color Was The Ishtar Gate?

The color of The Gate of Ishtar is blue. You can go on Google images and type in Gate of Ishtar for more details.


Which group of people is known for Ishtar Gate and the Hanging Gardens?

King Nebuchadnezzar commissioned the building of the Ishtar Gate. He has also been given credit for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.


Where was Babylon located in the ancient days?

They were found in southern Iraq. King Hussein built a palace facing the city. The buildings were crumbled down but most of the Ishtar gate remained. It was begun to being built by the dictator Hussein but the war with the United States brought the works to the end.


What are the contributions and attractions of ishtar gate?

The Ishtar Gate is the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Babylon's remains date back thousands of years and were rediscovered by Robert Koldeway, a German archaeologist, at the end of the nineteenth century. Famous for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Babylon was also home to the Ishtar Gate, now in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. Babylon represents one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. Babylon's fame extends beyond the fact that the site dates to a time more than 4,000 years ago.